Me too.
Dyan
Mar 31, 2025 11:38 pm
Kathy
Apr 01, 2025 12:42 am
My two cents!
As a long-time ileostomate, I will say that Eakin rings are the absolute best—at least for me. I have tried the others with no success.
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iMacG5
When I found this web site, I didn't think its name had anything to do with actually meeting an ostomate but I later learned there were some folks who did meet and develop relationships. How good is that? That wasn't my intention. I definitely didn't want anyone to meet me. I felt broken and wasn't prepared to express those feelings. I thought it was a place where ostomates wrote about themselves, posed questions, shared thoughts, told jokes and, sometimes, just vented. I thought of it as a community of folks with similar interests and various degrees of experience. Mostly I found some of the most caring, selfless, wise and understanding people I ever imagined. I was so impressed with some of the writings; not because of their literary value but the way in which they addressed such a very complex environment. I read hundreds of exchanges and admired the way folks cared for each other. I became hopeful with my own situation and looked forward to the next day's offerings. Certainly some contributors stood out with their experience or particular skills in addressing some things but it seemed like a total effort with synergistic results. I felt blessed to have found this site. I still do.
Mike
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eefyjig
Apr 01, 2025 12:59 am
Gotta go back to watching White Lotus now. Someone's going to die soon!
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eefyjig
Apr 01, 2025 7:12 pm
I don't think it will win any awards, but it's good fun. Three seasons, and it always starts with knowing someone is murdered; then it retraces to the beginning.
Past Member
Apr 01, 2025 10:16 pm
Sounds like I might have to try and watch it. And hey, some of this stuff that wins awards really shouldn't, and the good shows that should don't, or they get canceled, unfortunately.
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Pinkie pooh
Apr 17, 2025 2:27 pm
I try to get as close as I can, but sometimes there is a small gap, which is fine. I do put Prep protective skin barrier, made by Coloplast, around my colostomy and the skin surrounding it to protect my skin from any bowel that might touch my skin. I do irrigate, so I don't usually have any issues, but there are times it does its own thing. I think we are told by so-called professionals what we need or how to cover our ostomies, and they are textbook taught; to me, they have no real clue, just what they are taught. Try different things and see what works for you.
Hope this helps.
sqsh
Jun 01, 2025 11:20 am
I have used Hollister Ceraplus bags almost all the time since my op 2 years ago, and I always use adhesive remover with no issues. It definitely doesn't seem to affect the adhesion. I've tried several other brands of bags and keep going back to the Hollister because they stick so reliably! All the other bags seemed more prone to leaks or the wafer gradually coming unstuck, but I've never had that issue with the Hollister.
IGGIE
Jun 01, 2025 12:34 pm
G-Day eefyjig,
Did you eventually get a seal/ring that finally worked okay?
IGGIE