How I Made a Template for My Irregular Stoma

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PatriciaSz
Feb 21, 2024 10:42 am

I have a very irregular-shaped ileostomy stoma and developed a stomal fistula in a V shape on one side. Cutting the opening on the wafer to fit was beyond frustrating, and my skin was suffering greatly. So was my mental state.

I used the stomal measurement guide and chose a size slightly larger than the stoma. I took a picture with my phone. I then enlarged it so the circles of the measuring guide matched, so it was true to size. I took a clear piece of plastic and traced my stoma.

It's been an emotional and physical lifesaver after weeks of getting it wrong. And Eakin seals by Convatec have been a godsend.

IGGIE
Feb 21, 2024 1:26 pm

Well done, great idea.

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Morning glory
Feb 21, 2024 1:53 pm

Thanks for sharing. Great news this is working for you. You're very clever to have thought this out and made your own template.

Dharms
Feb 21, 2024 3:28 pm

Great story - thanks for sharing! ๐Ÿ‘

Jayne
Feb 21, 2024 6:04 pm

Thank you for sharing not only the ingenuity of arriving at an accurate template - nice one! - but in so doing, sharing the fact of your stomal fistula!

Your positive attitude is a credit - may you always have such presence of mind and positive nature.

Best wishes

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Axl
Feb 22, 2024 1:28 am

Good work, a great tip for the difficult ones. ๐Ÿ‘

JVM261
Feb 22, 2024 4:41 am

Such a great story of finding a solution, and thanks for sharing.

mmsmac93
Sep 06, 2024 4:02 am

WOW! I'm so impressed by your way of working things out without help from an ostomy nurse! I hope that I can get to where you are with this! Big thumbs up!

mmsmac93
Sep 06, 2024 4:07 am
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Oh yeah! I so need to hear about how you can deal with some unexpected stuff that justโ€ฆ happens! Thank you so much for sharing that! It helps me so much to know what everyone is dealing with and how they work it out. I'm relatively new to this, so it's so positive and helpful! Thanks