Have just reached 85, and had urostomy for 3 years. After the first year, I concluded that mucus was the source of most of my problems. Whereas the bag adhesives are all impervious to urine, mucus just goes straight through, and even parted the bag from the base plate on a couple of occasions. I now use a two-piece bag, and can therefore easily unclip the bag and wipe off mucus morning and night and sometimes more often. The result is a vast improvement in the skin close up to the stoma. What I do not understand is whether I have excessive mucus or normal. Would like to hear from anyone that may have had a similar experience. Still playing golf and orchestral music, so the stoma is no real drawback even for octogenarians.

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