Hi everyone.
I'm hoping someone is online now who can give me some immediate advice.
I have been discharged from the hospital following ileostomy surgery last week. My wafer was changed on Friday; the change before that was on Wednesday. On Wednesday, the nurse told me to cut the circle to 1 1/8 inches and everything felt perfect and I had no pain. On Friday, a different nurse made me cut it to 1 1/4 inches—slightly bigger; since then, the entire 'bag' has been hurting me. I have an appointment Monday morning to see the ostomy nurse again. Do I try to change the bag on my own now—never having done this before—or do I wait out the pain until Monday and see what's causing it then?
Thank you so much.