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I'm sorry that you are in pain :( Can you refresh my memory? When did you have your surgery? Adhesions (i.e. scar tissue) can be pretty common af...

Oh, wow! Awesome!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Hey, it doesn't sound that bad 😉😉😉 Good luck, and please keep us posted! I know you want to get out and swim, but a proper recovery will ensure the ...

Hi Katherine. I would absolutely love to have more diversity in the photos! I'm still open to adding more, so if you're interested, let me know.

Thank you for sharing that, @tigerlily ! Did your surgeon give you an idea of how your recovery timeline will look like? Wishing you a quick recove...

Let us know how it goes, Elaine! Good luck!

It may depend on the hospital, too! I've heard from many people that their hospital didn't give them *anything*, no supplies, no instructions, nothing...

I wish I had the opportunity to get in better shape before surgery, but even in my state, I was up and walking 5km at a time within a month. I don't t...

I've had that feeling rarely (after this long with an ileostomy), and it's a very strange feeling to have again! It is considered normal, but I wond...

I don't blame you, but if you have any issues with an appliance in the future, try to take photos and record the lot number on the package. Some...

I have a product overview of the Stomacloak HERE. My friend Maggie from LetsTalkIBD recently posted a video on it too:

Oh, wow! Do you have a photo of the locking mechanism (even still on the bag)? I wonder if anything changed since I last used this appliance.

We've discussed irrigation a few times on the forum as a few members do irrigate, but there's no official "how-to guide" as this tends to be something...

@shark Thanks for being here. Do you have a colostomy or ileostomy? When my output is really thick, and I don't use a pouch lubricant, i do tend to ...

@yvan-charbonneau Nu-Hope! I think I've the same one, but haven't used it (got it to see how the quality was). Those are pretty popular as far as hern...

Welcome, Steve. Give us a follow-up if ConvaTec confirms that there was something wrong with your batch, and how they decide to make it right for you....

@yvan-charbonneau Which one did you get? Glad it's been helpful! 👌

I don't worry about small seeds like that - unless I've got a scope coming up =)

Hi Elaine, Regular support garments don't typically need to be fitted by a stoma nurse, however, is it possible that they are referring to a hernia...