So, I had my surgery (bladder removal) in 2023 and up to about 6 months ago, things were okay. Now it seems that I have a leak every couple of days. In fact, I changed my bag this morning at 0130 and at 0530 it was leaking, and I had to replace it again. I was, at one time, getting 4 days out of a bag; now, I get from a few hours to 1.5 days before it needs to be changed. I spoke to the manufacturer of the bags, the distributor, and tried different products to have them last longer, but to no avail. Has anyone any idea what I am doing wrong or can do to correct this problem? Any help would be appreciated; I really hate having to deal with these bags like this. Thank you in advance for any suggestions.

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