Have you gone to the Flat-d.com site? They have a cool invention for ostomy patients. It uses the Osto-ez-vent and a activated charcoal venting device. Now...
Hi folks- Has anyone found a reasonably priced internet site for purchasing ostomy supplies? I only have one local store and they are always out of what I need...
I had surgery on 1/23/04 to repair a perferated colon. I now have a temporary colostomy. I go back to the doctor on March 9 to schedule the surgery to...
Hi Barney My wife had a colostomy in 2002 and six months later had it reversed and she did fine .She is in her 50,s and the second one was a little more then...
Thanks for the quick reply. My dad has had an urostomy for 20 years. I do consider myself lucky considering the alternatives. Good luck to you and your...
Hi Barney, I had to have a colostomy at age 38,I am a female.The colostomy was done as a last resort,I had had 4-rectal muscle repairs due to incontinence...
Does she have insurance? Edgepark does not bill Medicaid. I refer my patients there & recommend them also. If you have to pay out of pocket you can try...
The reversal surgery usually isn't as involved as the first. You had a major problem with the bowel perforation so that is probably why you had a rough time...
I had a colonostomy last October. It is only a temp one but for now I have two questions that are quite important to me. 1) The skin around the opening gets...
I use a convatec 2 piece system with a charcoalsome filter that cuts down on the odor from the gas release. Most bags i've seen are treated and thick enough...
Thanks for the info. I am afraid I didn't provide enough information myself. I am using the disposable bags, I throw them out when they get full. I change them...
HI Tom Bolton: Is the stool softener really necessary? I''ve had a colostomy for 11 yrs. I have tried a lot of different brands, and I personally like the...
Hello, Tom. My mom has a temporary colostomy and uses the closed end
disposable bags, because the drainable bags are very difficult for her due
to her...
Stool softener is definatly necessary. I ahve had hard stools literally push the bag off me and had turds come out the bottom of my pants leg. But not since...
Thanks, I use the same bags. I cannot afford the drainable bags, so thus far the fabreeze suggestion seems the best. That and when I smell the aroma in a...
Maybe my advice to you will hopefully be of help to someone else who reads it (my previous message within the last 24 hours). After having a permanent...
Thank You ... From: Ken Berglund To: Colostomy@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 8:30 PM Subject: [colostomy] Persistent odor --- final note ...
This is the biggest load of crap I've seen outside of my ostomy bag. If this group allows spam, then I am out of here. T.S. Bolton (Tom) ... From: francis...
I have to agree with you Tom. If we have a political agenda, it needs to be towards the outrageous prices of our products. Luckily I have great insurance,...
TO any one I might of offended . this was not spam it was something that was sent to me and I thought it would be of some interested . Sorry. ... From:...
Thanks. Please accept mine also. Think I may have been having one of my male pms days and over-reacted. bill ... something that was sent to me and I thought...
Hi, My 85 year old father has not had a bowel movement in two days. Is this unusual or anything to worry about. He has had this colostomy for many, many...
I wouldnt think that was normal. I have had mine since 1980 and have never went two days or even two hours without some kind of movement. I have a ileostomy so...
I've had my colostomy since 1996 and was told by my doctor that as long as you at least pass gas every day it isn't crucial to have a bowel movement daily....
I've only had my colostomy since Oct 2003. 12 more weeks of chemo and all the protections will be finished. I have read that a lot of regular activities can...
I've only had my colostomy since Oct 2003. 12 more weeks of chemo and all the protections will be finished. I have read that a lot of regular activities can...
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