i had an ileostomy a few years ago. i guess i was lucky because i had an amazing dorctor in tampa general hospital. of course i was not happy about it but have been doing a great job with it. in part due to all of your suggestions and also because i had a good dr who did an amazing job.i am able to go a week without changing. only had one problem in all these years. anyway ny question is do i need to go for a checkup at all? so many people do but i was never told to. no problems-no check ups???

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