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Hi Fred, I irrigate, although I don’t do it regularly. It isn’t unusual to go 24 - 48 hours without passing any stool after irrigating, so that ...

@chrisandbagpus I also have trouble with pancaking, and have tried just about everything. Here is what works for me: instead of hoping my stool falls ...

@dlkfiretruck Wow, Linda, kudos to you for getting the diabetes under control through diet. My 87 year old father has just been diagnosed as pre-diabe...

When my ostomy was new, I was using so many different products (belt, spray, paste, tape) because that’s what I learned in the hospital. After attendi...

@dlkfiretruck Linda, Stella isn’t talking about the normal dry flaky skin that all of us experience; she is talking about a chemo side effect, which i...

@stella Stella, I’m not surprised - it happens a lot. Getting dosage right isn’t exact for everyone; sometimes people can’t tolerate the recommended a...

Hi Alida, Glad you found this site. Like everyone before me has said, you will find a wealth of information here, and lots of good people willin...

Wow, Melissa, you have been through a lot. I too have a colostomy because of cancer. I think you will find that a number of people on this site have b...

@veganostomy Sorry to hear about your relatives, Eric. This virus is such a beast! I agree with you that getting the vaccine is something we can do, n...

@dogtalkerer Those who get Covid with symptoms as mild as the seasonal flu are the lucky ones. There is a staggering number (and climbing) of the not ...

@llholiday This kind of reminds me of the scene in Catch 22 when Yossarian, in the hospital, watches a nurse switch the full output bag for the empty ...

@stella I am in London, just 2 hours west of you. Your hospital and your home care service will both have ostomy nurses. Your doctor should be able to...

@stella I was on Xeloda too. I also had issues with my feet and fingers; I had to dose reduce when my fingers became raw and bleeding. Have you discus...

@stella. Hey Stella, I’m a stage 2 rectal cancer survivor too. It has been just over 5 years now since my treatment, and I’m doing fine. We are lucky...

All good for me too, Eric.👍 Laurie

@dogtalkerer Based on your description of how infrequently you empty, it is possible that you wouldn’t qualify for disability status in Canada. Since ...

It’s kind of you, Liza, to offer them to us. Nice to know that they will be put to good use wherever they end up. Actually, I might be able to use t...

@chrisandbagpus. It might interest everyone to know that 5 or 6 years ago, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ruled that miscarriage is a disability...

That is really thoughtful of you, Kevin. If you get no takers, Eric will probably have suggestions for where you can donate them. Laurie