--- In ileostomy@yahoogroups.com, "Diana CS" <angelbear6665@...>
wrote:
>
> Hey Pat don't worry to much about it if you bumped your stoma to
hard or ate
> something can do it if you keep having the problem you may want to
try to
> change everything see if your skin is fine sometimes i get a leak
it makes
> my skin bleed it goes up over my stoma. As long your not having
any pain its
> not allot wouldn't worry to much about it.
> Diana
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Pat Connaughan
> Date: 04/06/2007 11:04:38 AM
> To: ileostomy@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [The Ileostomy Group] I'm Very Concerned
>
> Last Jan my GCP ordered a complete set of blood work to be done
along with a
> urine and stool sample. The blood work came back with everything
being
> fairly normal. However, the urine and stool samples showed traces
of blood.
> He had them redone and they came back the same but there were so
many other
> bacteria etc that he wasn't concerned since they only showed trace
amounts
> of blood.
>
> I had to change my appliance yesterday. I used a new type of bag
and
> decided this morning that I didn't like it and was going to go
back to my
> usual one. When I put it on, I didn't get it on quite right and
had to take
> it off to reposition it. When I took it off, there was blood on
the inside
> of the bag where my stoma would touch it. I checked it a couple
of hours
> later and wiped off the end of my stoma. There was still a small
amount of
> blood coming from my stoma.
>
> I don't know what is causing it and I don't know what to do. It's
useless
> to call any of my doctors. They are all off tomorrow for Good
Friday and
> again on Monday. I have an appointment with my GCP for Wed and
one with my
> gastro on the 16th. I guess I am going to have to just keep an
eye on it to
> see if it stops or gets worse.
>
> Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this and whether I
should be
> overly concerned or not.
>
> Pat
>
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hey pat i wouldn't worry to much unless the bleeding is alot and it
doesn't stop....i would say its where the wafer was on it.....keep a
eye on it and take care.....keep us posted...
your crohnie friend
carlene