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My hiatal hernia surgery last December and the recovery have not been easy but things are going in a positive direction. Hope the surgeon will tell me...

Tony, what a lovely itinerary; we will be with you in spirit! I hope you will share your adventures with us (I am in the middle of North America and h...

@tigerlily Here is a picture of a pair of pot holders that I kept for myself - other than those and an apron I mostly give my projects away (yes, hope...

@tigerlily I have planned only one quilt/throw; the others have been from scrap and emerge from what I find in my fabric stash. This one began with th...

Trying again - I make simple projects like quilts/throws (which are never as simple as I thought they’d be!). And many thanks, Eric. IMG_7983.jpg ...

Laurie, that is stunning! I tried several times to upload a picture of the couch throw/quilt that I finished recently, but the file is too large. So...

Such an encouraging and reassuring man; John did it all with kindness and good humor. His posts were so interesting; John was one of a kind and is gre...

Hope you feel better quickly, Tony. I had Covid twice, but it was mild both times, thank goodness (and yes I did have the shot). Felt lousy, and the h...

For what it’s worth here is my experience: I experimented with not using a barrier ring earlier this week - for me not an option as within a day the...

Thanks, Chelly. The ER only did a chest scan, but just coincidentally I had a one-year checkup scheduled with GI. The PA there asked if my stomach usu...

This is about my parastomal hernia - the whole story is I had a fall about 8 weeks ago (I was rushing around, turned a corner, slipped or tripped and ...

@chelly Chelly, was it a long recovery?

New hernia! I have avoided surgery for the hiatal but now I have a parastomal hernia. I have a referral to the surgeon who did my colostomy; we’ll see...

🎂 Happy birthday to you both 😊!

@chelly It can be so scary to go out when leaks could happen. I have some Hollister barrier strips that I use occasionally to extend the coverage be...

Hi Amy, I have eaten a small salad many times with no trouble, but have not tried a fullsize or big one. For me, what works works well is to just tr...

Hi Glenn, I am happy to hear that you are doing well, and your picture looks like you are showing that pouch who’s the boss. My colostomy was just a...

Hi Tricia - my stoma is an oval, also, and I use the Hollister plates that have a very thin plastic tear-off backing. I have been using an old backing...

@tony-h God bless you and Sheila. Praying.