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Cyrisse, Thanks for the tip. Did you have any trouble with the tightness of the spanx causing output to not fall into the bag? I worry about wearin...

Hi all, I just had an interesting phone call. It was the hospital doing the pre-registration for my surgery next week. He confirmed all my info, nam...

IF I shop on Amazon. Hahahaha. 😂🤣 I love Amazon!! Thanks Eric!

Hi Brent and welcome!! I had the same problem with multi-vitamins, so we found some chewable Centrum multi-vitamins. I think we found them at Rite A...

That is great news Lil Stomie!! I am having surgery the same day, but unfortunately not a reversal. Did you get a chance to have your girls weeken...

Chris, that is what they are thinking. There is a fistula going from the sigmoid colon to the wound, which they think is why it isn’t healing. Fingers...

@lynne Thanks Lynne!! I will look up the Absorb Plus shakes. I have been using Boost shakes, but they have added sugars, which I am supposed to be ...

Cyrisse, I am glad to hear that your reversal went well and you are on track with your recovery. That is great news. Unfortunately I am not able to ...

Hi Befink and welcome to the forums. Oh boy, have you been through a lot!! I have some similarities to you, but also some differences. Here is my ba...

Here in the US, we call it the flu shot. Jab makes me giggle. What about you Canadians? Shot or Jab??

Hi All, I’m just catching up on all the activity that occurred while I was away for a long weekend at the beach. In reading the replies to Rick, ...

Based on the big bulge in my belly (hernia), we may not have to wait until next year. 😂

As much as I try to pick them all out while I’m eating, I keep getting little white watermelon seeds in my bag. 😂🍉

Hi DaughterBrown, I’m sorry your mother hasn’t had access to a stoma nurse. They are such a great resource for a new ostomate in teaching about osto...

Hi Rick. I often cup my hand over Squeaky outside my clothes, not for any particular reason. When I let my bag get a little fuller than I like, I w...

@raspout66 I use paste, rather than rings, and I put it directly on my skin around the stoma. It doesn’t take much, but it works better for me than ...

@fred Fred, I have used Boost, which is similar to Ensure, to try to boost my protein. They go through me pretty quickly and definitely are more ru...

@rosepritchard Rose, I don’t know if it is normal, but I experience the exact same thing at night. I’m always a little surprised at how much there s...

Happy Stomaversary Eric!! We are all so fortunate to have found your website. I feel that it is safe to say you have changed all our stoma experienc...