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JOhn, you will be so happy to get home, and Lorraine to have you there. Wow, six days …. What tablets would have caused a blockage? In my experience I...

I have Medicare and a supplemental insurance. My experience is that my primary care (family practice) doctor has to renew a prescription for ostomy su...

Great news, Tony!

Hello Francine, Your situation sounds like a real challenge, but here is a thought: If the ring is getting wet while you are applying it that would ce...

Hi Jillian, I do sometimes have to schedule things around what I think my stoma might be up to. A food diary can help, or at least mindfulness of wh...

Many happy returns of the day to you both! Just look at you, Liza - you are a pro now! I have enjoyed meeting you here on VO and reading along with y...

John, it is good to hear from you; thank you for getting us up to speed. May your treatments and diagnoses go well - like you, in my experience the me...

@tony-h Hi Tony, I had the laparascopic gallbladder surgery about 8 years ago - 3 small holes, and I stayed overnight one night. My recovery was uneve...

I’ve been referred to the surgery department. I told the NP that I would like to avoid another surgery; she told me that before making a decision I sh...

Thank you; I am feeling better today - not great, but the pressure in my chest has really decreased as has the discomfort and pain. Is my stomach “sli...

Wow, that is great news that the vitamin C supplement is helping! I haven’t gone to all the trouble of removing membranes from fresh orange segments...

@john68 You had a big day today. And now you have a course of treatment. I have heard people say that the medical folks are “angels” - in my experie...

Hello Lesley, A stoma nurse will have knowledge and experience that can be of great help to your partner. It might be a good idea to write questions...

Awwww, he’s sweet, and all those people in the audience singing along …. John, if you have him on your headphones you maybe you will be singing along,...

During my radiation treatments I had to lie on a table for about 15 minutes each time while the technicians stayed in another room (with an intercom; ...

I use Hollister with the velcro ends, and for the last couple of years have been also using one of those springy little metal paper clamps, just in ca...

John, I hope that things are going as well as possible for you. For what it’s worth, I have had chemotherapy and radiation, and in my experience yes, ...

John, you are a positive support here at VO, and I wish the same back to you! Your good humor and suggestions have my life as an ostomate better. May ...

@tony-h I looked at the link and would certainly consider buying these and trying them out. Do you use a new one each time you empty, or do they last ...