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RE: Rinsing

Are you judging them based on look/feel or have you used them? I find that some barrier rings look similar, but have a different formulation, so they ...

55 minutes ago
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RE: What's Your Weather Like

We are currently down to -12C with knee-high snow, and it's still falling... 😯

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RE: What's been your appliance deal-breaker?

If you find that your stoma's size fluctuates even just a millimetre here or there, I would go with cut-to-fit, personally. Of course, cut-to-fit al...

58 minutes ago
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RE: What's Your Weather Like

Every once in a while, despite the temperature outside, I'll open our kitchen windows for about 15 minutes to let fresh air in. We have a carbon dioxi...

3 days ago
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RE: What's Your Weather Like

We ended up having a warmer-than-expected day last week, which did melt 90% of the snow. It was nice to see green again! But a dusting rolled through,...

3 days ago
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RE: What's Your Weather Like

After a lot of snow, temps are rising... might hit +8 on Friday, which is "t-shirt weather" as far as I'm concerned! LOL But today, freezing rain, s...

1 week ago
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RE: Rinsing

That most certainly could explain things! Post surgery, I needed to measure pretty much with every change. And if I managed to get long wear time of...

1 week ago
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RE: What's been your appliance deal-breaker?

@chelly Ok, in the photo I can see those white strips on the left and right sides. When I was using Hollister bags, there was a plastic liner, and the...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Rinsing

You may still feel the cold water through a fully intact wafer, but if you have even a small leak, it's a very noticeable feeling! And yes, rinsing ...

2 weeks ago
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RE: What's Your Weather Like

Very cold these past several days. -18C the other night. But next week... I see temps ranging from +1 to +5, so we should have a bit of a melt.

2 weeks ago
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RE: Rinsing

Happy New Year, guys. I only rinse in certain scenarios, and usually when my output is the type that sticks to the inside of the bag (i.e. peanut bu...

2 weeks ago
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RE: What's been your appliance deal-breaker?

Unless something has changed in the last two years, all the Hollister appliances I've used had tape all around the borders. I recall that they had sma...

2 weeks ago
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RE: What's Your Weather Like

Ouch. Despite all the weather we've had, including those high winds, our power has been stable, fortunately enough. @tigerlily That's brutal. With o...

2 weeks ago
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RE: What's Your Weather Like

What a crazy last few days! We went from -15c and then a massive dumping of snow (something like 20+ cm, easily), to a crazy amount of rain last night...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Smells

I can vouch for that! Also, as an experiment, one could drop a mint candy in their appliance (or essential oil), and then see if they can smell that...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Just popping back in for a peek.

It's wonderful to hear from you @kedikat. No issues = no posts is something I like to hear! I'm glad you've got things sorted. Happy Holidays!

3 weeks ago
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RE: What's Your Weather Like

@chelly The cold really affects my joints. Like everything just locks up more than they usually do, which means more pain whenever the temperatures dr...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Hollister making improvement

Thanks for that tip. The last time Hollister updated their appliances, it was a step back. I've since become sensitive to their adhesive, so I haven...

4 weeks ago
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RE: What's Your Weather Like

Rain, wind, snow, mid temperature dropping to dangerously cold, and grey. 😣 Give me any of the above, as long as the sun is out. That makes...

4 weeks ago
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