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@dogtalkerer My performance was as good as it was when I was promised the promotion a year ago. Meeting all the new goals would have improved on that...

The stoma wasn't the reason, it was not being able to fulfill goals that I set before i had my unplanned emergency surgery, which involved traveling t...

@dlkfiretruck Good idea for a topic, Linda. I definitely had some great support and an outpouring of love through my experience. For my 11 days in th...

Vicki, I have a little trouble putting them on but am getting better. I tend to have the most problem with pulling away on the side toward the middle...

@dona Thanks, Dona!!

Thanks John and Stella, I so appreciate the support I have received here. It would have been easy to ignore the comment and then be more hesitant to ...

@veganostomy Thanks, Eric!!

I have been an accountant since 2012, after a career shift from financial counseling. I worked for an accounting firm for three years and have been at...

@dlkfiretruck You are such a trooper, Linda. You are always so kind and helpful, even when you are going through such horrible things. How was your d...

Have you tried using any kind of wafer extender. I use crescent shaped ones from coloplast and they help keep the wafer on longer. They start to peel ...

Hi Vicki, i am so sorry you have experienced prejudice in the past. It is my dream that we can get to a place where no one has to feel that way, but t...

@sjlovestosing Hi Stella, My husband has really good insurance so that makes a huge difference. I had surgery last June and I think we reached our out...

@veganostomy I had no idea it would be considered a disability. That is good to know, in case I end up needing any special accommodations. Thanks Eric...

@john68 I don't see my ostomy as a disability, just something that I now have to deal with. 😀 My issue was with how sick I was and how weak and malnou...

@zhtfreak That is the laugh I needed. As difficult as it is, I try really hard not to get cynical. Sure it opens me up to getting hurt, but I am happ...

Thanks Tony!! I am glad to see you back here. You always have such insightful things to say. As they say, a leopard can't change its spots. It is in...

Hi Vicki. I go through lots of itchiness too. I am using coloplast sensura mio as well. I have been using a 1 piece but recently have been experiment...

You guys are all so sweet. It was definitely a big disappointment for me. I am either one or two pay grades below everyone in my group and I got my CP...

@dona Thanks Dona. I try so hard to keep my sense of humor through all this, but some days it is really really hard. 😢 You are right though, I am luck...