Good Afternoon All, Welcome to the group Sara, my name is Dawn and I have Spina Bifida too. I don't know which is better a colostomy or an illeostomy but, I...
Sara, Our daughter Emily has a motility disorder that actually ended up causing her to have a twist in her colon that caused her colon to rupture... she ended...
Sara. I'm new to this groop too,but I have had an ileostomy for over twenty years.I think having one isn't nearly as bad as it sounds. After I got used to it,...
I appreciate the responses. I am still debating over having the surgery, but I'm afraid if I don't that I will end up with a toxic colon. I know that I will...
Good Afternoon All, I hope that each and every one of you are having a great Monday. Sara, please know I am here if you need a friend. This is a tough...
Melissa, I am sorry that I don't have words of wisdom, as my daughter just got her ileostomy and we are all just getting used to it. I send you my prayers and...
Good Morning All, Happy Tuesday to all of you. To the person who asked about going into chat, all you have to do is go to the group homepage and on the left...
I use ConvaTech 2 piece. I change my wafer every 4-6 days. I change my bag every other time I change my wafer. Usually by then it is looking pretty worn at ...
I ususally have to empty at least 6 times a day. But it depends,if you eat more you have to empty more. ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? ...
In a message dated 05/05/04 7:48:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... We usually find that she has to empty it once or twice during the school day, two or three...
I wear a two piece bag system (Assura INspire from Coloplast). I change the baseplate every three days and the bag itself twice daily: I wear a midi bag during...
Sara, Don't be sorry for asking questions, that is the only way you learn somethings that they won't teach you. I change my bag about every 2-3 days and my...
Good Evening Everyone, Happy Wednesday to all of you. Sara, I usually change my bag every five days but, in humid weather such as this, it falls off more...
Good Morning Everyone, I hope that you all have a great day today. Happy Thursday all. Sara, I am so hoping that we could be of help to you. You are...
Hi Sara I have an ileostomy and use coloplast 2 piece bags. I change the base plate every 3 - 5 days but clip a new bag on twice a day. A small one for during ...
Lyndsey, Your comments about the difference between the ileostomy and colostomy lives were so very interesting... thanks for sharing! Never thought of it that...
Hi Lyndsey, I have always been curious about colostomies. Is the output more solid? And how often do you have to change the bag/empty it? I hope you don't mind...
Our ostomy forum, the BAG & BOWEL CLUB is at : http://www.bowelweb.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewforum&f=4&sid=22e6bae1a9e382343a86854b9833b3fb Forum...
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Good Evening Everyone, Happy Sunday to all of you and Happy Mother's Day to all of our Mother's in this group. Have a great night all and I hope everyone is...
Hi Lyndsey, I have an illeostomy too and I tried to help Sara out but, you did a fantastic job in explaining the difference in the two here. That was...
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