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I may have to try a pad or something. My assumption was that friction from any source would still wear down the denim, but l suppose that kneeling on ...

I've heard good things about One Blade! Glad to hear it works for you =)

On lesson is great, but 3-4 is even better! Wow. That's like an infomercial disaster, but I'm glad you managed to get through it! Nighttime is such...

Hi Martin, I don't see the image, but that sounds like an intersting solution. Thank you for sharing.

@brian-b Definitely let various manufacturers of ostomy products (especially companies who already make hernia support belts) know that this is some...

Glad I could help, John :) Good luck with everything!

The CDC says that you still should get vaccinated even if you already had it. We unfortunately lost a relative overseas, and have an uncle here wh...

Hi Mariedianels, I'm not sure what a "purge mask" is, but N95 or equivalent is usually the standard. For cloth masks, it's recommended that you use 3...

My son and I watch Mark's videos often and we LOVE the glitterbomb videos!

Hi Susan, This can depend a lot on the area and your comfort level. The blog "Back Country Ostomy" has a wonderful article with some options, so I ...

To help mitigate this from happening again, I've set it so private messages cannot be sent until a member has at least one forum post. Since most new ...

Thanks for alerting me, guys. I've deleted that account. Spam registrations have sharply increased and I usually catch them before they can post ...

Being a joker is one of the reasons why I was able to accept my surgery and move forward so quickly. No doubt that things become harder if you can't l...

@stella Welcome to the forums and thank you for sharing your experience. You had a rough start, but I'm glad you were able to quickly find resources t...

Does it cling to the walls of the pouch or does it slide off without leaving anything behind? Absolutely. Many times my output falls out of the b...

@veggie-bee Those are questions that your surgeon would definitely be able to answer with more accuracy and detail. Generally speaking, any loss of...

Thank you for sharing that @glenn-giroir. I always find it interesting how different people react to such news, but even more so how they move forwa...

These are definitely factors I would look into more deeply. Also of concern are the more recent reports of manufacturers changing their product's fo...

@tim That's fantastic! Thank you for letting us know. I'm not familiar with Westech, but I appreciate knowing about more companies in Canada who can s...