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Thank you everyone for all the kind words and advice. I haven’t been here much lately, and I miss my friends here!! Life has been crazy. Work is g...

I don’t seem to have trouble with a straw, but definitely get extra gas in my bag any time I have something carbonated. Therefore I try to save carbon...

Thank you, John. I am so sad to hear this. Stella was one of the very first people to welcome me to VO and offered me so much encouragement and advice...

I am so incredibly sad to hear this. Stella has been such a constant for me since joining VO. She always has such positive and encouraging things to s...

And when you use Eric’s link to get to Amazon, save it as a favorite. That way every time you go into Amazon, you will be shopping under the Vegan Ost...

Hi Elle, First off, Nothing should stick to your stoma. It should be wet all the time. Like the inside of your mouth. You might be cutting your wafe...

Welcome Elle, I’m sorry for everything. You have been through. I’ve been down the abscess path before (among others) and it wasn’t fun. That was in...

@tigerlily Thanks Laurie!! I love the idea of Squeaky being my Yoko Ono!! So funny. He makes enough noise. They didn’t sing Yoko Ono, but the...

I do the same thing. They did the residue test on me both times I’ve flown since getting Squeaky.

That is exactly the experience I had. I’m guessing it is pretty normal. Congrats to her for being ready so soon after her ostomy. I’m sure her scho...

I’ve had 3 bag changes today and it isn’t even 4 pm yet. The last two have been at work. I just want to cry. My skin is bleeding and hurts so bad. The...

@tigerlily Thanks for the warning. I definitely will not be googling any future surgeries. This life really isn’t for the faint of heart. 😊

@tigerlily Laurie, I know that feeling— excited but scared at the same time. You will be great!! And it will be so good to have it done!! 💕

@alida How exactly did they fix your hernia? I thought it was a tuck it back in thing. I had a really big one. I had a surgery at the end of 2020 ...

@veganostomy Eric, my wafer on my one piece is the same size as the wafer for my two piece. My issue is never the edges peeling back. It is always ...

I have had the opposite experience. But I am not a good case study on anything these days. I sometimes get a couple days on a two piece, but what I ge...

So hear is what is going on with me and Squeaky (aka Leaky). When I went in to the dr office a while back because my stitches were pulling out, the nu...

Hi Tony, I had a surgery in 2020 in a different hospital than my original surgery and most recent surgery. They had me drink a pre-surgery drink eve...