Hi Friends,
First of all, I would like to say I am so glad that I found this site as it has answered some of my great concerns, particularly in regards to the release of mucus. I had a permanent colostomy done on the 3rd of July, 2012. I am 25 years old, from the tiny island Republic of Fiji, where we certainly lag behind in medical infrastructure. My case is rare, if not, almost unknown here. I had to have my surgery done in India where I spent 6 months of long, gruesome, and intensive treatment. After the surgery, I went through intensive chemoradiation, which was the hardest and most difficult part of the entire treatment.
Nonetheless, I somehow managed to pull through and now life is carrying on, but not like what it used to be. I find it so difficult to sustain myself, especially with the increasing cost of sourcing the ostomy materials from overseas as we do not have them here. I have tried several brands and found out that Covatec's 2-piece system works the best for me. I also do irrigation and it helps a lot, especially when I am at the office.
One of the other major problems which I face is skin irritation around the stoma. It becomes so bad at times that it gets almost impossible for the wafer to stick to the skin and I have to heavily plaster it with adhesive bandages. I would very highly appreciate any suggestions/solutions for it.
I thank you all for taking out your valuable time to read my post.
I hope to hear from you good people.
Take care and keep up with your health.
Regards,
Jabid
PS: Please do not mind my English. English is a second language for me. :)
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