Switching From Eakin To Brava Seals Due To Skin Irritation

warrior · 2024-10-15T23:23:32-04:00

I switched from one seal manufacturer, Brava, to Eakin early this summer 2024. I recommended both in my profile, which I'm likely going to update. I am joining the growing percentage of people on here who toss the Eakin to the trash due to skin irritation. I thought the Eakin was perfect. Soft, moldable, leak preventive worth. Since starting using it, I noticed redness developing until this month it turned fire engine red and weeped blood. The appliance flange could no longer adhere due to weeping blood this past weekend. Reading past posts here, members suggested Domeboro for this exact issue. Could not find it in the big pharmacy stores like CVS and Walgreens. The local pharmacy had it though. It treats poison ivy. What!? After two treatments and some air dry time, no more blood. But very dry skin. Stoma nurse appointment is this Friday. Decided to just use the flange alone. No barrier seal. No C strip extenders. The bare necessity. Flange, Mio click bag, a belt... and kept fingers crossed. After 48 hours it's still holding. No leaks but I am confident it will. The Domeboro suggests a 15 to 30 minute soak, 3 times a day. If you have enough bags and flanges in stock to do the treatment 3x daily, good for you. I am doing only 1x because my skin is really dry now. No blood. Adhesion is good for now. Worked 12 hours on my feet today. Still holding. Sleeping with an added protective sheet, anticipating a blowout. The backstory is I thought the biological meds I'm on were causing this. I had tried a number of them this summer trying to ease arthritic pain. In hindsight, they could have been very helpful but telling doctors about the irritating skin gave them reason to stop it. Cause and effect? Nope. Just an oops afterthought now. Looking 72 hours with only 2 treatments of Domeboro by tomorrow. Will change the entire appliance and do a third treatment... maybe in the morning but that stuff works. It did burn and sting. But diluted the powder to water ratio. Special thanks to brother in arms 30wbob for reaching out for my 911 email. Looks like I'm going back to Brava seals. Those salt seals I heard so much about are not available in the states. Perhaps our members across the pond or down under or north of America could help fix that?

warrior

Dec 15, 2024 11:05 pm

Update after a month.

I'm getting nearly 5 to 7 days of wear time without wanting to go much longer than that.

Very pleased, of course.

Adapt Cera ring is the magic bullet here, fixing the damaged, irritated skin plus a bonus, achieving longer wear time.

For me, at least, this works at such a good time because holidays upon us means socializing—getting out there.

Many thanks to all expressing concern and helpful ideas with their experiences.

My skin is a bit purplish in color around the alien spud. The skin is very dry... maybe too dry; it's opened 1 or 2 pores/small openings, but still getting better adhesion and I honestly see no breach or leak. Switched over to stoma powder now from the Nystop—nystatin.

Good stuff. It worked.

Season's Greetings!

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margueritelewis89

Dec 23, 2024 3:55 am

Reply to ron in mich

When you're removing the flange, don't just pull it away. Find an area that is not gripping your skin. With one hand, hold the flange that you're taking off. Take the other hand, push your stomach inward, then pull the flange away from your stomach gently. Do this all the way around the flange, then gently lift it away. It saves damaging the skin. Hope this helps!

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