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Hi Sasquatch, Wishing you all the best and praying for a swift recovery! God bless! Stella

Yes, Linda, this was our first holiday in ten years. My husband is a self-employed carpenter/remodeler, and he doesn't have many opportunities to take...

Hi John, We have Black Friday here, but I do not participate in the madness! I shop our local "mom and pop" stores during the holidays- especially m...

Hi Songbringer (I take it you either sing or play an instrument?) I also highly recommend walking if possible. It exercises just about every muscle in...

Dear Susan, I read your post and my heart and a prayer goes out to you. I am a colostomate, so I don't have the issues you do, but the ileostomates t...

Hi Robin, Welcome aboard! It does sound like you have a positive attitude, which is so important. Yes, a good day is when you have not problems with y...

Hi all, My favorite thing right out of the refrigerator is cold mash potatoes. I love potatoes any way I can get 'em! Stella

Hi Blaze, I just came on board and read your concerns. I had colorectal cancer and had my rectum, anas, and part of my colon removed back in May. The ...

Hi Marci, I can understand your reticence concerning changing your system, but I have found, like dogtalkerer, that the Coloplast widemouth bags are f...

Thank you Barbara. I'll get there I know. God bless! Stella

Hi Sasquatch, I'll be thinking of you and praying. God bless, Stella

Thanks, Eric. I know that this is only temporary - I truly am grateful for my colostomy. I know, too, that I have had it better than many. I am almost...

Thank you everyone. Your support means a great deal to me, and it's good to know that I am not alone in this. I guess with the long stretch of rainy w...

Good advice, John, I keep it simple as well - a multivitamin and extra C - and try to eat a diet filled with nutritious food. Liquids are very importa...

Congratulations, Malsgal on your cancer-free self! Yes, praise God for He is good! I pray that your next operation will go well. Take care! Stella

Hi Sasquatch! Congrats on your new pup. Our dog is a shepherd/lab mix with the emphasis on labrador. (You throw the ball, she brings it back, you thro...

Hi Kirsten, Eric has a point. I had the same issues until I asked my ostomy nurse and also contacted Coloplast to ask for advice. My ostomy nurse firs...

Good point, John. My ostomy nurse told my husband, while I was in the hospital, that he was going to learn how to change my appliances, as the first c...