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@chrisandbagpus Hello, Chris, I have been through a course of treatment that sounds similar to yours, and I want to tell you it was much easier than...

Love this! Magical Bagpus!

Welcome, Chris! I have come to think that the reason health professionals don’t tell us everything about living with a new stoma is 1) so we don’t g...

@sjlovestosing only 5” tall and jointed? Oh, my, these are adorable!

@squeakyandliza love the quilt! Depth, light and shadow - beautiful and interesting.

@sjlovestosing Hi Stella, how I got the photo on was to begin the posting and then snap the photo directly - I didn’t use the ”Attach photo” option be...

I like to sew aprons - trying to upload a picture.  F36EE868-D287-4E7A-8383-E6F0E100BF6C.jpeg

Hi Pierre, an ostomy takes getting used to, but I found that it gets easier to manage before long (and I am thankful for mine). Best wishes for a spee...

@veganostomy My insurance requires a prescription from my doctor. Any deviation (I ordered cera-plus seals last time) has to have a rewrite of the pre...

@dogtalkerer Eight bags gets me close to three weeks. John, I live in the states and I have insurance - I order from a supplier and receive a shipmen...

@kyle89 The StomaCloaks are washable, and I suggest buying the pack of three if you do this. I bought them over a year ago, don’t wear one every day, ...

Kyle, my situation sounds similar to yours, and my theory is it’s the bags, a combination of manufacture and deterioration of the plastic. I don’t fau...

Wow, Glenn, it is beautiful - I love the shadings and colors. To make an instrument that is such a piece of art is quite a wonderful thing to be doin...

We got an order of ribs to go from Outback, ate them at home and watched tv, with the cat. This was fine with me!

Welcome to this new world! Hope you are doing well and looking forward to your hospital meals - as I recall, I had liquids the first day, graduated t...

Best wishes, Linda 💐

Hi Clint, I am almost two years out from surgery, and mine was uneventful, also (it was on my husband’s birthday!). Wonderful people on these forums, ...

Hi Archie, It looks like this one “coccyx cushion for lumbar support $14.99”, generally, and mine also has the little carrying strap. I got mine at a...

Hi Archie, I had the same surgery, also for cancer. My recovery was pretty smooth - I hope that yours is, also. I bought this great cushion that has...