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God bless her. All good wishes to your mother-in-law and all of you, GoatHerder.

@zhtfreak I hope you are enjoying your new toys! My grandson’s girlfriend brought homemade apple butter and potica - the apple butter is great and I a...

Sending my wishes for Happy Holidays to everybody - Eric and all VO friends! Such wonderful connections here; I love and greatly appreciate reading Er...

Hi Chelly, Try wetting the last swipe of the toilet paper, then do one last little swipe with just one or two squares to dry the inside of the outle...

Hi Jillian, I have had a few scopes via the stoma, and had no problems at all. I wear a two-piece, and I believe they unsnapped the pouch and removed ...

Welcome, oldguy, and that is a great idea! LL

I assumed that Canada would have paid for supplies, also. My insurance here in the states (there are many different insurance companies and coverages)...

Happy anniversary, Carol! Second chance, indeed - my colostomy was because of cancer, also; I was just talking with some people at lunch this week abo...

I use Dial antibacterial foam hand soap! It’s light, not greasy, and it doesn’t dry my skin. My daughter actually told me a few years ago that she use...

Best wishes to you, also, Liza! Hope you and Squeaky have been well and healthy. LL

@chelly Unless it is a change day, I shower with the pouch uncovered. I wear Hollister two-piece, and yes it does get wet. I blot it dry, being carefu...

I tried extended wear samples twice and they worked very well, no deterioration for me (I know everybody’s body chemistry is different) - but they wer...

I have gained a little weight since my colostomy, so am not in your situation - but I know someone with an ostomy who has had challenges keeping her w...

@veganostomy found it, thank you!

Another thing is there were several guys there, and most of them sat together. The lady I was sitting with said they have a sort of “man club” and get...

The presenter brought samples, and explained and passed them around. He was very personable and interested in us, kept us engaged, and was especially ...

I use both Adapt lubricant and M9 deodorizing drops and have had no irritation to my stoma. The M9 drops are blue, which I think helps in seeing/contr...