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@danbh I have been wanting to try the Coloplast strips; I think I will ask them for a sample.

Hello Silver, and welcome. My stoma is about the same age as yours! The nurses at my clinic have been so helpful - they have listened to me, made refe...

4Winnie, I remember now that I took warm baths, too, which were very soothing to the wound (and in general!). Kept the would clean and dry, was very c...

Hello and welcome, Smended. My surgery was because of rectal cancer. The Veganostomy website has been such a great help to me. Ok, my experience: heal...

What the heck, Axe! I am laughing so hard I’m crying! p.s. To world peace 🍻

Haha! Yes, glad I didn’t use all three at once. I could do a commercial about these, give the manufacturer a testimonial that the gel packets really d...

The gelling experiment - well .... I put two gel packets in the pouch, during my prep, and went to bed. Got up in the middle of the night to empty the...

Best wishes to you and your family, Marci.

I am an author of literary fiction and nonfiction, and I must say here that I really loved Tony’s lyrical writing about the heart and the stoma. I rea...

"Be happy! Be healthy! Long life!" L'Chaim indeed, Tony!

We have all been through quite a lot, and we’re doing what we can - I am so thankful for everybody here. How do we do this? I can at the moment only ...

Much of the Little House on the Prairie series was set in southern Minnesota - I do love those books. The family moved quite regularly, finally settli...

I am in northern Minnesota, where cold and snow are not unusual in early November, but this is unusually cold even for this time of year. Here is a so...

It’s 6F right now - brr - we have just a little snow. Early winter weather this fall.❄️

So, my easy prep was followed by an easy procedure with good results. Except that the salt drink made me feel a little sick it was all uneventful, tha...

Hi Liza, I am in the midst of the prep now, and that is exactly what I have been thinking this evening, it is easier to do this with an ostomy (so far...

Thank you, everybody - I found three little gelling packets in my box of samples, and was able to get some large capacity bags. Now on to the adventur...

I have a big plastic jug that I will fill with water, and it has a powder that is lemon-lime flavor. Concerned about the pouch getting too full and fa...

Hi Liza, Leaks, ugh. I have had only a couple, and they were at home - but, yes, always have my spare kit in my purse. Glad you remembered yours! J...