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Stella, LL, and Linda, Thank you all for your encouraging responses. The 3 of you have been so kind and supportive since I first joined VO. I fee...

@llholiday That is crazy!! It sounds like the supplier is as tough as the insurance company. Can you switch suppliers, or does your insurance requ...

Stella, Terry, and Laurie, Thank you all so much for your kind comments. I honestly do feel the support from this group and it does help me maintain...

Well darn. I was totally ready for surgery Friday and the surgeon had a family emergency and will be out at least a week. So I am rescheduled to Janua...

Hi Stella, I use rings and I still get leaks, but it is so much worse without the ring. For me, the output always goes down the ring and is on my sk...

@glenn-giroir Hi Glenn, I use a deep convex, because I need it, but if I could get by with a flat wafer, I would. What you could do is get a samp...

I’m into my 5th week on the job. Today is my 4th full day in the office and my 3rd day with a leak at the office. 😡 Squeaky does not seem to like comi...

Thanks for the laugh, Laurie!! And I would do the same thing. In hindsight, you won’t regret having made your parents the nice dinner, but you might ...

@dlkfiretruck Linda, Thank you so much for your kind words. Especially knowing how hard typing that long a response was, with your eyes giving yo...

@tigerlily Laurie, Thank you so much for the encouragement! I sure hope things can be corrected! I don’t know if I can take any more problems. Every...

I had my pre-op appt yesterday and my mind was blown. Remember how Tim was confused about what was going on with my ostomy? I forgot they hadn’t seen...

I love molasses cookies!! I always make gingerbread men at Christmas, but maybe I should make some yummy soft molasses cookies for Thanksgiving!! ...

Thank you, Stella.

Thanks you guys!! I was hoping to make it through 2021 without any surgery, but maybe 2022?? I’m hoping it will be a quick recovery so I don’t have ...

Surgery will be Dec 10th. 😳

@kedikat Any snack with peanut butter is a win in my book. If anyone tries it and wants to share the recipe, that would be great!! I might play ar...

Thank you all so much for your warm thoughtful responses. It means so much to me. And telling me it is okay to feel this way makes me feel better. I w...

I agree John, and he is going to meet me there. He has gone to almost every appointment with surgeons and GIs with me since this started. Especially t...

I feel like I have tried really hard to maintain a positive attitude about this drastic change in my life, but sometimes it feels like it is just too ...