Hi Rachel -

I really feel for you and your poor skin. Here are a few ideas for you:

1) Have you tried Eakin Seals? http://www.eakin.co.uk/ They are excellent
in protecting skin and helping it to heal. Really, there is nothing like
them!

2) Someone on another ostomy list spent 4-5 hours a day for several days
wearing no wafer/pouch, so her sore, weeping skin was exposed to the air.
She caught her output with a roll of T.P.. She said it was helpful.

3) See an E.T. nurse.

I wish you relief.

Pam
Ileostomy 3/99

> Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 18:03:15 -0000
> From: "irishbelle2002" <irishbelle2002@...>
> Subject: Bag Leakage
>
> Hello All~~
> My name is Rachl and I have had an Ileeostomy since last March.
> Things were going ok untilll the past July when I had to have a
> revision on my Stoma. Then the incision fell apart because my body
> rejected the stiches. Leaving a big, open wound, fun fun. Anyways,
> since then, I have had another revision and a bowel blockage. Now I
> am experiencing alot of weeping from the wound(they cut me in the
> same place for the third time), and no matter what i put on it, be it
> duodern, gauze, aquacel, I can't win. The wound is soo close to the
> stoma, so the wafer somewhat covers the wound. And this causes
> leakage from the bag. Now I have extremely sore skin that have formed
> blisters from the stomach acid, and am at a loss of what to do. I see
> a surgeon, wound specialist and a Crihn's doc. Have any of you
> experienced anything like this? I need some advice before I lose my
> Mind! Well, thanks for listening, and maybe I'll hear from someone.
> You can email me if you prefer, Have a good one~~~~~~~~~~~Rachel
>