Sooooo, I've been dealing with this for a while and trying all sorts of things. The latest has been the Eakins circle thingie; I forget what it's called. I tried the marathon stuff, and it didn't really help and also created a very uneven surface by coating the injured skin and not coating the uninjured skin. It also did sting for me. I tried the flow assist thing, and that helped some, but mostly I think it was the backing that helped. For me, the Eakins circle thing doesn't always stay where I put it and ends up pushing out underneath the bag. Sometimes it looks like it's going to fall down into the bag along with my waste, and some of it seems to do that. Other times it actually pushes out underneath the circle, and I need to add extra tape around the outside to keep a bag on! I was all set to do something different today when I changed it, like use the dermabond stuff again. I'd even cut a piece to go under my bag when I realized that my skin was actually looking a little bit better. So, I warmed up another Eakins ring and another bag and did the same thing again. I'm trying to take pics every time I change so I will have a record of A) skin status and B) how often I change it. Sometimes I'm changing it twice in a day; sometimes it can last 2 days. I do need to note that I am being much better about warming things up before I attach them to myself, and that seems to make a difference.

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