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@lynne Thank you so much for sharing this, Lynne. I’m wondering if this is the test that OHSU in Portland ordered for my second opinion. Based on th...

@braveness23 Thank you so much for sharing your experience. It is encouraging that it was so un-traumatic that you don’t remember the details. I’...

LL, I am pretty lucky with my insurance, in that if I want to change to something new, as long as it is the same category (ie: appliances, wafer exten...

Thank you all so much for the kind words. It really means a lot to me. ❤️

@chrisandbagpus Thanks for sharing the pictures of your home town and county. It is definitely lovely and seems very tranquil. @llnorth Your h...

@chrisandbagpus What a pretty place to live!!

@jtvt I know all situations are different. This is what is going on with me. My surgical wound hasn’t healed yet after 2 years and my surgeon wants ...

@lynne That sounds like fun! If things ever get back to normal. 😂 Here in the Tri-Cities, people aren’t taking things seriously at all. And now we hav...

Stella, I know how ridiculous this might sound, but when I kept seeing “Barbie butt” I was envisioning everything being closed up, like butt cheeks be...

@lynne I’m in Washington too, on the east side. And I grew up in Portland, so we are practically neighbors. 😀

My daddy had a beautiful singing voice and he was a baritone, so maybe it runs in the family. 😂

Hi Mimi. I know how awful it can be to have sore skin around your stoma. I went thru a stretch where I was having lots of leaks and my skin was bee...

Hi Jackie, Linda (LK) sent me this picture to post for you. This is her way of dealing with the sharp edges. Somewhere a while back she posted the ...

Stella and LL, thank you both so much for sharing your experiences with me!!

@sjlovestosing Thanks Stella. It sounds a bit scary to me, but I definitely appreciate knowing what to expect. This may be an odd question, but w...

Hi ostomates, My appt in April was changed to a phone appt and they decided they couldn’t give me an opinion without seeing me. It looks like they w...

🤣🤣 Ha ha ha ha ha 🤣🤣 It sure feels that way, doesn’t it?? Welcome Dave!! This is a great site isn’t it? I didn’t discover it until I was almost a ...

Thanks Stella and Linda!! Linda, the quilt stand is something I picked up several years ago, in college actually. And sorry, but it’s a one-of-a-kin...

You are such a good person, Eric, and a wonderful example to us all!!