Swimming with Kids - Pool or Natural Water?

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Penguins7
May 21, 2014 11:23 am

Hi Blessed, I just returned from a 1-week vacation in Cancun and I was swimming in the pool and the ocean. My advice is don't put a new wafer on in the morning and hit the pool right away. Put the wafer on the night before and it will have proper time to adhere to your skin. Other than that, have fun! Penguins7

Seagirl1044
May 24, 2014 12:47 am

Hi, please tell me how you were able to keep the wafer dry? Did you change to a new one each night? I'm talking about the cloth outside the wafer. Thank you for taking the time to read this post. Hopefully, I can learn how you were able to do this and I can pass this along to other disabled American veterans. In the Space Coast area of Viera, Cocoa Beach, Florida.

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Great site..I have had an colostomy over 30 years..and have been thru skin rash around my stoma,hernias(2), leaks, odor control , needed clothing suggestions and this site has helped me with recommendations and many ideas worked!
I wish it was around 30 years ago. Thank you everyone!

Seagirl1044
May 24, 2014 12:47 am

Sincerely, Seagirl1044

Penguins7
May 27, 2014 2:42 pm

Hello Seagirl, The wafer is exposed to water but I use the Coloplast ones that are more of a plastic than a cloth wafer. Since I was in the pool/ocean and in the sun all day, I changed it out every night to ensure I didn't have problems and it worked great. I put plastic tabs over the filter so no water penetrated through the filter. Good luck. Penguins7

blessedtobealive50
Jun 04, 2014 7:01 am

Thank you, everyone. I still haven't gone swimming but plan on it within a few weeks, leaving on the 28th and coming back on 2 July.

 

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