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Kevin, all best wishes to you. It isn’t easy, but having an ostomy was not as hard as I would have thought (if I’d thought about it but I didn’t; too ...

Not really wanting to make the commitment to attending a support group (one of our local hospitals has one - it seems to meet sporadically and sometim...

Glenn, if you and I had checklists about this ours would be just about identical (my stoma is from April 2018). In my case the M9 drops made such a di...

Happy New Year, Danbh -best wishes to you and your son. I hope that he is much better. LL

Glenn, it is great to read about your day - wonderful, really!

Happy New Year! My mother-in-law used to make tourtiere (the family pronounced it “tut-cair”) that they ate on New Year’s Day, for good luck. I rememb...

Thanks, Eric, I will look for it.

Barrie is an actress whose ostomy was:because of colorectal cancer, and it is not really an instructional book but more of her story. It is nearly 20 ...

Hi Glenn, Welcome. You will find so much in this VeganOstomy website, and meet wonderful ostomates, also. Best wishes to you. LLNorth

Hello, Everythingwedocounts, It is nice to meet you, and to know a little of your story. I have learned much and taken heart from this VeganOstomy sit...

I use Adapt only with a pouch change as it just doesn’t last (and I am a rinser), mixed with a little M9 because really any deodorant in the Adapt do...

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and all the blessings of the season. Good health and happiness to you. “🎼O the rising of the sun, and the running of...

I do get some exercise jumping to conclusions and flying off the handle - these also elevate my heart rate; however, a well-timed leap of faith can at...

@iebrowne Hi iebrowne, Mine is a two-piece, with no filter. If there is not enough air I open either the snap- together (where the bag joins the flang...

Well, a “mile or two” especially in a hilly area sounds impressive to me, Liza!

Zht, I am sorry to learn of your loss and send my sympathy. You now have an angel grandma, and you have lovely memories from when she was on earth. Bl...

.... and the Marie Callender (bless her!) pumpkin pies are in the oven! Preparation for this big meal is so different from when I was a kid. I can rem...

Your husband is so nice to have gotten you a new bag, Liza - and also to go with you on the trip to your friend’s funeral. We are in the midst of a s...

I will be cooking this year. Went to the grocery store yesterday and bought everything - keeping things as simple as possible. Last year’s Thanksgivin...