A TRICKY, STICKY SITUATION

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Bill
A TRICKY STICKY SITUATION.



When faced with tricky situations,


solutions need investigations


into what is needed and


what will work for us first-hand. 



We need to turn into detectives,


to seek alternative perspectives


and find some ways around the blocks 


or make the keys to fit the locks.



In recent times, with one such block


I had a fairly minor shock, 


when sticky spray for stoma stuff


was stopped and we were told ‘that’s tough’.



Little else would fit the bill 


for those of us who still fulfil


the routines of the stoma life


complete with all the stress and strife.



How now to make the stoma bag 


stick to the skin so not to sag


or leak when we don’t want it to 


sometimes in public and in view.



As my enquiries unfurled


within the narrow stoma world,


I could not find the sort of glue


that I had used and was used to.



So, being me, I naturally


tried to think more laterally


and then the answer came to me


that previously I did not see.



A bag is not the only thing


that needs to stick and then to cling


to the body steadily


yet can be found quite readily.



Prosthetics are the way to go,


for surely folks who use them know


what’s good to stick them on their skin 


could be for stoma’s a win-win.



Prosthetics aren’t just legs and hands, 


for in that field one understands


that other things can also be


prosthetics for our poo and pee. 



Think of it, that Botox fits,


along with wigs and eyelash kits


and even contact lenses might 


be prosthetics for our sight. 



So, stoma bags and base-plates are


to be viewed as not that far 


from prosthetics now in use 


and so we know we may adduce.



With this, alternate point of view,


stoma devices are there to


be a prosthetic on our tum 


to catch the waste from our new bum.



Thus, it would seem legitimate


or us, when things so intimate,


need solutions others know 


should be the way that we could go.



I have a latex allergy,


so this is little use to me,


but silicone seems quite okay


and that is what I used today.



Although it has a different name


it sticks my base-plate just the same, 


so, in the future I will pick 


prosthetic adhesive for my stick. 



                                                   Be Withers 2022

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Bill
This is the product I tried last night and it seems to work for me!
G626 Probond Secure Adhesive



Pressure sensitive medical silicone adhesive. Dispersed in Silicone Solvent - Low odour.

Retains adhesive qualities in the presence of moisture or perspiration.



Apply a thin layer to prosthesis, allow to dry for 2-3 minutes. Press firmly into position.

We recommend the G608 Probond Remover for use with this adhesive.



Can be applied to prosthesis or directly to skin.

30ml

Best wishes
Bill
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psminker
Love it!!!
Bill
UPDATE ON ADHESIVE EXPERIMENTATION:

Just to bring you all up to date on the alternative adhesives (to 7730) I have tried so far:
*Probond. This seems adequate for my needs and is relatively easy to apply to the device or the skin;
*WRATH. PROS-aide 11. This a prosthetic adhesive which is similar to Probond but starts out white and turns clear when ready to stick.(or that's the theory!) It works about as well as Probond for stoma baseplates.
* FUSION adhesive barrier application. Made by ProSys International and distributed by 'www.Independenceproducts.co.uk' This is also a prosthetics adhesive but it seems to have more / better adhesive qualities than the other two mentioned. The description is as 'a non-sensitising and non-irritating combined barrier film and adhesive enhancer'.
I feel that a disadvantage might be that it comes in single-use, 1ml sachets, with its own applicator. I suspect that this might make it more expensive to purchase. However, this was a product sent to me by the stoma nurse and presumably would not be chargeable on the NHS.

A further up[date will follow if I get access to any more of these products.
Best wishes
Bill
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