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I got some samples from coloplast the one with the lock and roll and its working out good, so now I'm going to order them, Life's busy with 2 more weeks of...
Hi Min, I don't want to burst your bubble, but I tried the lock and roll from Convatec, and I too thought it was working good. Until, one AM I got up, and had...
Hi Jacy, I can't use the other bags because they dig into my leg because I've got cerebral palsy and the clips left huge marks on in my inner thigh the lock...
What about trying the closed end pouch? I have an ileostomy and would normally use the drainable pouches, but since I have arthritis so bad in my hands,...
I use the velcro ones and the clip 2 piece ones..so far never a problem but then i empty mine alot i have an ileo...wow throwing away your pouch each time u...
My doctor had to intercede since it is unusual for some one with an ileo to used closed end. With the drainable, I wouldn't be able to work. They approved 240...
I have to say something...lol I don't get that business of tossing a pouch each time you empty it... As was mentioned in a previous posting...how on earth...
i use the coloplast 2 piece. i have to change both every day because of skin problems. so far ins. has covered all. Jim ... From: JeansNTeeGirl@... To:...
I can understand if you have to change the entire appliance.... I know insurance will cover that if there is good reason.... But just to toss a pouch ...
me too ... From: JeansNTeeGirl@... To: peopleswithostomy2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 11:52 AM Subject: Re: [peoples with ostomy2] new...
I think you missed she has severe arthritis so isn't able to do the clamps and velcro closing so it must be easier to do the "tupperware" seal of the bag to...
And you didn't read that she has an ileostomy..she shouldn't need clips... Should have a nozzle that folds or a slight twist and turn like a faucet.... ...
Yes I did read she had one i have an ileo too and i have a double stoma..and i wear a 2 piece if u have an ileo u have a stoma and need to use flanges and...
I'm not sure what you mean by "I don't get that business..." My insurance DOES cover my medical supplies. Previously at 90%, but since I changed companies, now...
I am in australia in queensland i pay $40 each year and get as many supplies as i need kezzie ... From: anangelseyes To: peopleswithostomy2@yahoogroups.com ...
I give up trying to get across to you... I have a ileostomy and a colostomy...and have since 1982....and resent being condescended to... I am also a ...
Ok enough of this..all i stated is that ileo's have stoma's and use bags and that..I have been a nurse many yrs and every patient i have done with an ileo has...
It seems my use of closed end pouches has caused quite a stir. For that I apologize. Please allow me to clear this up. This is not to condescend as there are...
i have tried all of the skin protectors. i just have the skin that wont hold the wafer. the drs. at the univ. of chicago say they have not seen this before. i...
Hi Have been following this thread with interest. A bag with a tap, to my knowledge is used for a urostomy, not an ileostomy. I have never heard of anyone with...
Kaj My understanding is that if you don't have a colon, you can't have a colostomy. The next thing to have is an Ileostomy, using the ileum portion of the...
Hi, A high ileo is a term used- it may only be in the UK - for when the person does not have much bowel left - so it is formed high up in the bowel. I still...
I usually toss my pouches too, but only at work or when I'm out and about. I rarely, if ever, use open end pouches, so tossing the closed end pouch in public...
... Hi kajyann, I have an ileostomy, I have a very liquid output, the most I got from my appliance was 1-2 days, until I found on the Internet from Parthenon, ...
Thats what it's called in the states too..That is what i have also.. ... Hi kajyann, I have an ileostomy, I have a very liquid output, the most I got from my ...
so this morning I was feeling my bag and I was like "what's the plastic thing?" my mom never took off the back of the wafer! so the only thing that is holding...