I had an emergency Ileostomy May 16th. I was connected to a wound vac in my incision. My problem is that my 6 inch incision is only about 1 inch from my stoma. The bags that I have researched all are too wide and will stick to the incision which is not healed and very tender. Does anyone know of a bag that is narrow enough to fit over my stoma without touching my incision?
CAB ... the best source for your answer is your ileostomy nurse or a wound clinic that also does Ostomates.
Ritz
If you have to cut your flanges maybe if you make the cut off set it will fit.
A nurse specializing in Ileostomy just called and is coming to my house later today Thanks
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CAB ... the best source for your answer is your ileostomy nurse or a wound clinic that also does Ostomates. |
A nurse is coming later today. I’ll talk to her about it.
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If you have to cut your flanges maybe if you make the cut off set it will fit. |
| CAB wrote: |
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A nurse specializing in Ileostomy just called and is coming to my house later today Thanks |
Perfect ...they will get you fitted the best
CAB: I had an analagous problem last year: an open sore from a hair follicle close to my stoma. My ostomy nurse gave me a product that was great: OPTICELL AG, silver antibacterial gelling fiber wound dressing by Medline. I'd just cut a small piece to place over the wound, then put my skin barrier right on top of it. The wound healed. Ask your ostomy nurse about this product.
