Hi Shahla, Do you have access to a stoma nurse? They are worth their weight in gold and could give you some good support and advice. There are stoma support...
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Do you not like to the appliances you have? Sometimes you can call a manufacture and tell them you are interested in trying there products and they may send...
Hi! Shahla, First thing are you lifting anything over five pounds. If you are stop doing
that right away. I have had three hernia's that was part of the...
Hi Kay, I Appriciated so mucH and thanks for the advise. Would you please tell me where i can buy this kind of pans and belt you explained. Thanks. Shahla ... ...
Hi Diana, thanks for your advise, I start now to listen to what you suggested, I hope will help . thanks. shahla ... From: Diana <angelbear6665@...> ...
Hello, my son is 21 yrs old he has had and ileostomy for 4 yrs now. He has gotten along well with it. This past week he has had cramping and just today had to...
I'm now 62 and had my ostomy at the age of 18. Yes I've been there and urgently suggest you contact his doctor asap, as dehydration will set in with large...
It doesn't sound normal for him so I would call his dr. Please update is as I have a 19 year old daughter with an ileostomy. Thank you, Colleen Sent from my...
Yes, I would definitely call the doc.... something is not right when it is not the 'norm' and when there is blood involved! BTW, anemia will often produce...
Please call his doctor as soon as possible or if you can't contact him/her then a trip to the ER would be warranted. I am not saying this to scare you but -...
Angie, Hi,I'm butting in.....my daughter has an ileostomy. She preps by running lotromin (anti fungal) cream in around the stoma then sprinkling the stoma...
I had really bad contact dermatitis from the paste (which apparently I'm allergic to) & was given hydrocortisone 2% cream & a skin barrier (for wound care)...
I'm 2 months post op with my 3rd stoma. . I plan to keep it. I had quite a hospital ordeal and spent nearly a month in the hospital between post op infections...
I wear a 'speedo' type swimsuit (regular one-piece swimsuit), with a 'garter' underneath to hold the bag in place (I wear the type of garter you get in the...
how awesome! enjoy the sea. i live 3 blocks from the beach in san diego & have only gone swimming once in 4 years since my ileo. was done & it was GREAT! cant...
I live in Toronto , Canada, I have ileostomy, Any body knows the stores in toronto that sell illeostomy products and sweeming and bathing for the people...
I live in the states and our supplies have to be done thru a mail order company Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device ... From: shahla soofbafian...
I live in the states & use Edgepark..they are online. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ... From: shahla soofbafian <shahalaca@...> Date: Sat, 7...
My supplies are ordered through a home care service. Hard to find many stand alone pharmacies that carry supplies--most places in the states are mail order...
Hi Angie,I never did receive any answers on this. Wish I could help you. I now have the pray, but haven't used it. I took a digital picture of my stoma area...
Hi Gina,Some tips I have learned with an ileostomy are:I like the two piece swim suits called the tankini. The top has a longer piece that goes down to the...
Hi Angie, My daughter had a horrible time with her stoma area at first. I also think it was from taking off the flange too quickly. She uses lotromin (anti...
Hi, I just joined the group. I have had my ileostomy since October 2007. I had an infection in my colon (c-diff) that is normally cleared up with antibotics...
Hi everyone, My name is Lisa. I had an ileostomy for Crohn's disease in 1982. I am so glad I found this group. It's nice knowing there is a place to ask...
Thanks for the tip! I don't know if my stoma would stay calm for 10 minutes, though. Even if I change it first in the morning, it still manages to ooze out...
Hi, I live just outside of Toronto as well. I usually ordered all my equipment from Ontario Ostomy Supply. They have website http://www.ostomyweb.com They...
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