Yes I know what you mean, like wear a big shirt and kind of pull the excess out and have it to kind of hag over my waist. Most of my shirts are more fitting than that, but I could get some big ones,...
I work in a manufacturing center and one of our dress code rules is that you have to have your shirt tucked in, I have an ileostomy and have developed a hernia around it and believe me, it is...
The peroxide did it for me, I agree with Shaz. I found out about it on this website and is the best tip I ever got. Mine used to smell so bad in the mornings and after eating spicy foods or anything...
I have had a few food blockages, most shortly after surgery. I went to the hospital with one, it just passed in a matter of time. It was scary though. I don't remember how I learned about this, but I...
Hi I am new to this forum. I had a complete hysterectomy on Feb. 5 and am doing well physically, but emotionally, I am a wreck! I get so sad and depressed and it is not because of my surgery, I am...
Have you tried putting a few drops of peroxide in your bag? I don't know if it will work for the air, but it is wonderful to control the odor. I was embarrassed for years at the awful smell from...
I wish I had known about using regular peroxide in your bag to get rid of the smell when you empty it!! I had been embarassed and self conscious since I had my surgery in 1990 about going somewhere...
Where and how did you have reversal surgery done? I would love to have it done if I could get rid of this bag. Could you tell me a little bit more about the procedure and who did it and where and if...
I have had an ileostomy since 1990. I am 46 years old and have benign fibroid tumors and need a hysterectomy. I have had problems for several years now with heavy bleeding and extremely long periods....
It is 3:25 a.m. and I am up washing my sheets and mattress pad and have cleaned off my mattress and carpet where I had a bad leak while I was asleep and woke up literally laying in a puddle of crap!...
I went to an ET nurse this morning, the first time I have had any kind of follow up or check up with my surgery for 16 years! I am glad I went, she showed me several new pouches that I hope I will...
i am a female, 46 years old. I had an ileostomy in 1990 and have not seen a doctor or nurse that specializes in that since then. Over these 16 years, I have put on some weight, and I do have a belly,...
I am replying to the "lonely" topic. I am VERY lonely and probably will always be. I am recently separated from my alcoholic husband of 21 years. My daughter lives with me and I have a sweet, spoiled...