To no one's surprise, woke up to more snow! 🤭
Yesterday was just over 1C, but humid, so it felt much warmer. In the next few days, it will g... Having converted to millimetres, those two sizes are at least 3 mm difference, which could be significant if we're talking about fit! If I had to pers... Wow, I didn't even know that was something they do. Thank you for sharing.
I do wish you all the best, and it sounds like the prep work and planning... @chelly I guess it's also important to note that some wafers use hydrocolloid that "swells" more than others, which naturally fill in gaps between the... @chelly The massive dump of snow we had yesterday was fortunately the type that was very light and "easy" to shovel, but still unwanted! 🤣
... @chelly Nice! I'm glad you're open to testing! Good luck. 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 ... We are currently down to -12C with knee-high snow, and it's still falling... 😯 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... 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... 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,... 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... 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... @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... 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 ... 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. 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... 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... 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...
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