My bag is so darn crinkly sounding at the slightest movement. I need help because this little(?) bundle of joy is for life. I've tried so many belts and covers I could open a boutique!! I'm always watching help videos and reading, but nothing helps with crinkly noises. I'm only 73 and have a good 20 years left in me.
maryorwitz
Oct 08, 2024 3:00 am
eefyjig
Oct 08, 2024 11:32 am
Hi Mary, love your attitude - I have a bundle of joy for life, too! Have you tried different brands? I use Hollister which is actually noisier than others I've tried but I like the length, the softness and the peekaboo window. I seem to recall Coloplast being quieter. Maybe give others a try?
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Hi gang,
I was thinking what a great resource this site has been for me since I found it. It would have been really helpful, but maybe a bit scary, to have found it before my ostomy, but that's water under the bridge. But I got thinking about it, and now I'm questioning why doctors and hospitals don't provide this site's contact info to any patient even considering an ostomy today. And how can we change that so potential ostomates can learn about the road ahead for them by getting on here and asking questions before the docs go chop-chop. How exactly do you get all hospitals to provide their patients specific information, like this website?
I just happened to find this site something like 4 years after my ostomy when I Googled "ostomy forum" or something like that. But I never found it during previous searches.....so I found this site pretty much by pure luck. We need to find a way to make this site available to new or soon-to-be ostomates......as that's when we really need to commiserate with fellow ostomates. Anybody have any thoughts on how we do this?
Thanks,
Bob
ron in mich
Oct 08, 2024 12:44 pm
Hi MO, I like the part about being 73 and looking forward to at least 20 more years. Some days I think that might be good, other days not so much. I've had my ileo for almost 40 years and don't mind if my Convatec pouch is crinkly as long as it's not leaky.
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Audrey Warren
Oct 08, 2024 4:45 pm
I use Coloplast and never worry about noisy bags and I use transparent so I can rinse it as clean as possible.
Audrey Warren
Oct 08, 2024 4:45 pm
I use Coloplast and never worry about noisy bags and I use transparent so I can rinse it as clean as possible.
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