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Unless you are me and then they all happen. Plus other things no one even thought to worry about. 😂😂

Thanks for the encouragement guys!! I just met my boss face to face today. He was pretty busy and the ostomy didn’t seem to flow into the conversatio...

I’m so sorry for your loss of you mother. I donated some supplies to the UOAA through my local ostomy group. If your mother had an ostomy nurse, th...

@dlkfiretruck Linda, I had to get an international stamp, and I don’t think it was Hawaiian. But the postmark should be. 🌺🌴 Otherwise I might have ...

@john68 It was quite a sunset. The picture doesn’t do it justice. We were at 10,000 feet, above the clouds. And it was about 40 degrees colder up t...

I’m so sorry to hear about those of you who have had blockages. It is a good reminder for me not to get too complacent. I was super careful for such a...

I don’t know if just having a stoma would make you immunocompromised or not. In my case, the cause of my stoma, Crohn’s Disease does, and the medicati...

@chrisandbagpus Chris, you got me to google Worzel Gummidge. 🤣 It sounds like you wife is good at keeping your ego in check. I’m sure you fall s...

✋🏼 I want one!! I haven’t had pictures of cute boys on my wall since I was a teenager. 🤣

Stella, I have been wondering where you were. I’ve missed seeing you post. I’ve had problems with anxiety since my 30’s. It runs in my family. I tak...

Alida, I would recommend trying some different sample of bags, including drainable ones. I know colostomies don’t have as frequent output as ileost...

@kedikat That is fascinating. I had no idea how 3D printers worked. If you did start making those devices to sell, I would buy one. 😊

@dlkfiretruck Linda- the results were from the blood I had drawn yesterday, so after the bleeding stopped. I have another appt scheduled for the be...

@tigerlily Thanks Laurie!!

Update: I just got my blood results from my primary care provider. My Red Blood Count, Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, and Iron are all down from my last b...

I have left a message for my primary care provider to see what she recommends. Since there hasn’t been any more bleeding since early yesterday morning...

@kedikat Thanks for sharing the picture. That is very cool. Just out of curiosity, how long does it take your 3D printer to make it? I don’t reall...

@goatherder It was actually quite a bit. I emptied in the middle of the night and there was blood in the top half of the bag. Then the next 2 empti...