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I had to buy two dresses recently, one for a day-dressy and one more formal. The first is floral patterned, has a loose waist with some gathers across...

You are so kind, thank you. I am so thankful for my stoma, and for life; it really is a miracle, and Ruby is quite the good workhorse and behaves w...

@dlkfiretruck Oh, yes, it was pretty funny, especially when the woman in the waiting area was trying to be helpful! I wasn’t upset at all, and am than...

Hi Chelly, Two things that I hope might help: 1. I have a twenty-minute drive to work and then about 10 minutes to park and get to my building. I alwa...

Linda, I hadn’t seen your first post on this string until just now - thank you for letting us know. Of course we are thinking of you, wishing you good...

I’m in the States - if anybody should find how to watch this here I’d sure appreciate your letting us know!

Thanks so much, Linda - and best to you, too! The Other L

Thanks, Chelly; it was great to retire, and great to see the happy and appreciative young man who was hired to replace me. My party: we all went out t...

I retired a year and a half ago. I worked in an office and classrooms at a university so had to walk a lot. There was a single-stall bathroom with a l...

@john68 Thank you, John. I also decided to start wearing cute colored socks, like a friend of mine wore, bought my first pair after my first surgery...

Hello Ladyfox, and welcome. Looks like you are already trying out different ways of handling your pouch system and discovering little “tricks” that wo...

@tony-h Hi Tony, I am not diabetic, but my husband is. When he was diagnosed I thought, oh, no, what will he eat? But he has done very well - keeps up...

I’ve tried a few samples but haven’t found a pouching system that works as well for me as the Hollister 2-piece that the ostomy nurse started me out w...

Welcome, Sunflower! I will be 5 years with a permanent colostomy at the end of April 2023. You will figure out the forums - there is a lot of informat...

The Hollister 2-piece works well for me. Occasionally, about once a month or so, mine does start to come apart at the bottom of the coupling. I think ...

Hi Carolyn, Thinking of you. I have had colorectal cancer and my lower colon and rectum were removed. My situation is not the same as yours, but I sen...

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