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Hello everyone. My name is Ann and I've been an ostomate now for almost 23 years! I've gone through and survived many things that could happen to a person with...
HI Ann, My name is joe. I'm a 30 year ileostomate, thanks to colistis. Have been mananging fairly well all these years. Although not much of a life for a...
Hi there Joe, Ann here. Wow, I think you're the first person I've chatted with in a long time that has had their ostomy longer then me!! 30 years? You must...
Hi Ann and Joe, I am glad to see some ppl corresponding on here. I am Jacy, one of the group moderators. Alot of us on here are just busy with our lives, and...
i too answerd ann. im jim from indiana & have had my illestomy since 2001. had many skin problems with the wafer sticking to my skin. resolved the problem...
Hi again Jim, Ann here. I'm curious now, you say that you had problems with the wafer sticking to your skin, does that mean you could not get it to stay on or...
i had trouble getting the wafer to stick to my skin. the brand is: ZEASORB-AF. i get it at walgreens. it dried up all the soft & bloddy areas & allowed me to...
I've had my ile for 30+ years started w/ a build your own type appliance which worked well until they no longer made them. I now use a hollister premium pouch...
... Hi there Christopher. I'm sorry to hear that you're having or had issues with your urostomy. Wish I could help you out but I have an ileostomy. Good luck...
My name is Rachel and I am a double ostomate... How did that happen? Well... I was diagnosed with stage 1B cervical cancer back in April of 1981... During the...
hi rachel, that's a bummer. DOUBLE! I had UC for years. never got better. operation or die, i chose ileostomy, still breathing, made wrong choice. no sex...
Joe I have had an ileo then a take down and now a colostomy there is nothing to be embarrassed about count your blessings when you find the right woman she...
Hi Everyone, My name's Jeanette, I'm from Australia. I was diagnosed with a very low rectal cancer 2 years ago, when I was 44. My best chance of a complete...
... I'm very sorry to hear of your problems. However being alive with a little inconvenience I;m sure you will agree (is a piece of cake). I had my rectum and...
Hi, I joined this group a short while ago, but guess I didn't introduce myself. I'm Meghan, wife to a soon-to-be ostomate. My husband, Russ is 38 & has had a...
Hi Meghan, my name is Tim, and I am an Ostomate with no regrets. I had lapro. surgery in 1/2008, my hospital stay was 10 days. They sent me home and for one...
... this surgery will take 4-6 weeks to recovery from. I have had a ilestomy for 20 + years and am a critical care/ icu nurse. believr you me he will do...
... Ping me anytime! Jerry Thank you so much, Jerry. We are really hoping my husband's surgeon can get by w/ the laprascopic surgery & won't need to reopen...
... I live in southern California, If you live locally I would be glade to assist you in any way please don't hesitate to ask. Hi Tim.. we're Northern...
... Wow, I am so grateful for all these responses.. thank you, Bruce. If it really is okay, I would like to call and am sure my husband would like to talk to...
Thank you so much, Jerry. We are really hoping my husband's surgeon can get by w/ the laprascopic surgery & won't need to reopen part of his old incision. Our...
... I will mention this to Russ, thank you. ... After reading about your & others experiences, I'd rather my husband take a full 6 weeks & hope he ends up...
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