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RE: Sea Swimming With an Ostomy

Update, tried the new Coloplast and it was a disaster, 6 hours and woke to a leak with output fully under the whole of the wafer, back to Hollister an...

1 day ago
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RE: Sea Swimming With an Ostomy

4 days in and still no burning, will change tomorrow after a shower and start off again, thanks again for the help guys

2 days ago
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RE: Sea Swimming With an Ostomy

thanks John and Eric , two days now and counting , if I can get the third day I will be on the way to healing , cant complain too much , most of the l...

4 days ago
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RE: Sea Swimming With an Ostomy

thanks Eric , excuse my ignorance but what are full hydrocolloid wafers ie which brands , im waiting on the new coloplast concave wafer and getting a ...

4 days ago
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RE: Sea Swimming With an Ostomy

@cygo thanks Cygo , i think it might not be the sea water , I have lost a bit of weight , and I am going to switch back to coloplast and try their new...

5 days ago
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RE: Low fat milk....

hey Jillian I had a subtotal colectomy and have porridge/oatmeal made with 1% milk most days with no problems , blueberries and raspberries are added ...

1 week ago
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RE: Rings and skin wipes

well my little experiment didn't work , had a blow out early this morning , going back to no seal and cutting the baseplate as close as I can .

3 weeks ago
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RE: Rings and skin wipes

well I tried the trio genii rings and they are not the sturdiest , one day and it more or less disappeared , its a pity because its a great idea , the...

3 weeks ago
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RE: High Waisted Boxer Shorts (for men)

thanks Laurie , thats exactly what I wanted , and the cost of postage isn't too bad either , will order soon I think

4 weeks ago
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RE: Rings and skin wipes

thats good to know , I just got two boxes of 30 to try , I did try the gen one seals by trio but these are the newer version (or newer packaging ) , t...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Rings and skin wipes

I think trio do a silicon based seal/ring , they are called Genii flat ostomy seals , I use the eakin seals and they do need adhesive remover to remov...

1 month ago
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RE: Bathing suits

no problem with sweat to be honest Eric , our sea water never freezes and the lowest it goes is about 8C , which is quite cool without a wetsuit , but...

1 month ago
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RE: Sudden allergic reaction to Wafer?

hey Jillian , sometimes its just itchy from contact with output , I find washing the area with diluted head and shoulders helps a little , just make s...

1 month ago
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RE: Ostomy supply costs keep going up and up and up (Canada)

makes me realise how lucky we are here in Europe in general , my ostomy supplies are monthly 120 pouches 8 base plates 300 trio pearls remo...

1 month ago
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RE: Bathing suits

you should change to a wetsuit , I did and I intend to swim through the winter , the wetsuit holds the pouch securely and if you get a good wetsuit y...

1 month ago
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RE: Airport screening

@veganostomy something similar happened to my wife at Lisbon airport , asked if she had any sharp objects in her bag and she said "nada" , he then pro...

1 month ago
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RE: Airport screening

that was not a nice experience , some times you gotta let it all hang out , trying to explain an ostomy to a busy security officer in a crowded area i...

1 month ago
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RE: Ostomy Awareness

hey John that's Newcastle County Down , went up there last year to see the mountains of Mourne but it was a little misty that day and just to prove...

2 months ago
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