Howdy bagamigas and amigos, I haven't been here in a year or three, reintroducing myself.
I'm a middle-aged lady with a colostomy. My chocolate-smeared rosebud (the stoma, the ostomy) has been with me since 1997.
Fave products:
Convatec moldable Natura 45mm wafer - NOT the kind with the weird see-through accordion plastic on the ring (to make it easier to snap shut; those are stink factories; no, the old-style Tupperware coupling).
Matching closed-end no filter (filters = smell and pancaking and having to change bags frequently) bags. Convatec has changed them over the last 5+ years; now they don't snap on as easily and are flimsier, sigh.
I had a stoma revision gone wrong a few years ago, which has set my stoma deep into my belly fat. That means I need a lot of convexity, and my fave wafers are convex, but I need more product to really get it to seal. I love the Eakin cohesive rings... I should really go look to see what it's really called... for that. They are made of the same material as the old pectin-based Eakin rings but are slightly softer and more moldable. Love them!
I also love Sure-Seal rings - those are a clear-tape barrier to put over the outside tape of the wafer.
Those are my faves. What are yours?
It's been a long time since I logged on here. I remember it being really fun and on point, full of interesting people with good ideas. If someone I conversed with long ago remembers me, I am working on activating my plan to make cost-effective sink-toilets (stoma height, no more kneeling, no more splashing) a reality. If you're a plumber, I'm ready to talk seriously with you.
May all your moves be smooth, may all your stomas be happy. Thanks for reading and bless all y'all.