Where to Request Free Colostomy Samples?

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Flowills
Oct 22, 2024 10:43 pm

Can anyone suggest where and how I can request free samples for my colostomy, please?

Spouse
Oct 23, 2024 12:16 am

Go to the websites for the manufacturers (Hollister, Coloplast, and Convatec), and there will be information on how to get free samples; it is well worth trying different products to see what works best for you.

Posted by: freedancer

In both of my cases, I had no choice. It was surgery or be put 6 feet under! I thank God that He has been with me all these times. Without Him, I never would have known what to do and might not have gone to the hospital when I did. I don't know if you have had your surgery or not yet but I hope you will hang out on this website when you are done. I have learned a great deal through the people here and it is so great having others who have had the same thing done and been through what you are about to or have gone through. The only thing I have turned down is a reversal of the ileostomy. When the doctors did the emergency rebuilding of my original ileostomy this last February, I told them I did not want to go through this again. My doctor told me at that time that I was no longer a candidate for the reversal. In a way, I was very relieved. The last three years of my life have been a nightmare for me. I do not want to go through any of it again. If you wish to be rehooked up and they say you are a good choice for that, research it carefully. Every surgery I have ever had except for Old and New Maxine and the emergency surgery on my broken foot, I have spent weeks researching. I recently had my C5 C6 disk in my neck replaced with an artificial one. I went to my pre-op with 2 pages of questions for the doctor. I knew everything that they were going to do and could talk intelligently with them. I always try to research my adversaries! Don't cancel your surgery. It is nice not to have to suffer any longer with horrible pain. We all had to change a few things around when we had our surgeries but in the long run, most of us are glad we did it. I know I am. Good luck to you!

Flowills
Oct 23, 2024 5:36 am

Thank you, will do.

Beachboy
Oct 23, 2024 3:26 pm

Hollister has stoma nurses on staff to assist you. And a program called Secure Start to help you. I use Hollister, so I'm familiar with their products and services.

infinitycastle52777
Oct 23, 2024 7:09 pm

If you go through your stoma nurse, Hollister will send you a welcome package with samples and a bag to keep supplies in for on the go. It's a nice little kit they send out. That was how I got the whole kit, though, was through my ostomy nurse. You can get samples of bags and wafers and stuff from the websites for the companies that offer products, like someone said above. But your stoma nurse will be able to get you more. Well, that is what I have found. If you want to try a lot of products to find the right one for you.

 

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Past Member
Oct 23, 2024 11:50 pm

You can also call the manufacturer and ask for samples.