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@glenn-giroir That is really funny. It is great having a doctor with a good sense of humor. Since i’ve had my wound so long, we have had several fol...

I think a lot of our minds are in strange places these days. But I agree with you about this whole new awareness. It is a little odd. 🙃

@glenn-giroir Thanks Glenn. I also have pain around my stoma when I get out of bed. It goes away once I have stretched a little bit. I don’t have th...

Hi Mouse. I recently have been asking the same question. I had appts a couple weeks ago for second opinions on rectal stump removal and hernia repair ...

I second what LL said about eating peels. Anything that is too much of a hassle to peel, I just don’t eat any more (grapes, blueberries, cherries). Bu...

Mimi, That sounds like a horrible experience. I am so sorry that you had to go through it. It must be frustrating that you had done everything you w...

@sjlovestosing Stella, I’m glad things are working themself out and you didn’t need to go to the hospital. I haven’t had a blockage but heard they c...

@Familyone This is very kind of you to try to find help for your father. I have been dealing with leaks for about 2 years now, for very much the sam...

Eric, Congratulations on affecting so many people through your various methods. I am so happy to have found this website!! Keep up the good work!!

@mimi Mimi, I really like my stoma nurse, but she always calls Squeaky “she” and “her”. Maybe most people have their stoma be the same gender as ...

That is great to know. I have okay success controlling leaks with paste, but maybe a combination of a ring and paste would improve that. Thanks!

Hi Shayna, I would be happy to take part in your survey. Good luck to you!!

Hi Mimi. I am protective of my Squeaky and talk to him as well. Sometimes I scold him if he doesn’t behave during a change. 😂 After my surgery, I ha...

I’ve thought about that too, Mimi, and agree it would be a challenge. But I agree with Chris - if you explained the situation when you called to sched...

John, strike a pose! 😂

Chris, Good to have you and Bagpus back!

@john68 Thanks John. I got my prep instructions yesterday for the ileoscopy/colonoscopy and it was in the instructions that no one can come in the b...

@veganostomy Thanks Eric. My stoma nurse has actually seen the hernia. She wanted to wait to order a hernia belt until my wound is healed. In bed...

Hi Mimi, i can definitely reply to number 5. This is something that I certainly experienced. My abs were basically useless when I first got home fr...