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@squeakyandliza As I and GoatHerder mentioned. You may be able to find a suitable device at the hardware store. Maybe even something about the hous...

Bad or unusual situations can bring about many negative things. In day to day reality and in ones mind/emotions. That is normal. We are not meant to i...

I don't understand why you would have leakage down your leg after emptying the bag? I use the Sensura Mio Clik. My output varies from watery to puddin...

I have been considering making this gadget for other folks. Not sure if folks care to bother having one. If I do build the stoma guard and it works,...

I would use bags that can be drained. I use a 2 piece system and only change the bag when I change the wafer. Once a week, luckily. Could probably use...

@squeakyandliza I can't remember how long that took to print. Probably an hour? Not a lot of material in that thing. A 3D printer like mine works...

@squeakyandliza It's a very basic gadget. Made it on my 3D printer. I will make another one with a smaller opening, now that I am using a smaller h...

@dogtalkerer When removing the Sensura, compared to the Mio, did it seem the adhesive made it harder to remove after the same length of wear time? ...

Do you have specific thoughts on why the Sensura wears longer? Better adhesive or something? I have finally got to a good wear time with the Sensura...

The mushroom top stoma can fool you into making your base hole too large. I was doing that for some time and having unpredictable wear times. I change...

What are all the details of your equipment, products and methods? Any skin or body issues in that area? I have got to a consistent 7 day wear time. ...

@alexanderuk Reading peoples posts here really drives home how incredibly lucky I have been with this disease. In spite of all my bad habits and od...

@jattzl I make my living fixing, designing, creating a wide variety of things. I am always looking at some random thing and pondering it out. Learn...

@llholiday That wetness is the digestive juices. Probably some other stuff too. Although it may not always be so. I think it is more active when f...

So maybe the actual cells themselves bind and heal together, in spite of what they are doing. That makes pretty good sense. Under the thin surface the...

I had some mild irritation and used Polysporin. It seemed to help a lot. It was a weird bit of a time. The area was very sensitive. Went from gross da...

Going to interviews and then pondering the results of the interviews can cause increased levels of stress. Concern over going back to work and how it ...

"bags are degrading fairly quickly (daily or less) from the center out (multi-brands tried but settled on Coloplast Sensura Mio" I am also using the...

"food takes about 20mins from mouth to bag." Interesting. My surgeon says I have most of my small intestine intact and looking pretty good. But I al...

"Luckily I was sensible enough to realize that it wasn't an ordinary prolapse" Oh damn, my ass fell out again! Hang on...?! Not to minimize how te...