Anyone ever have the wafer on their skin barrie have a wax built up in one day I am changing it everyday . If I don't change it it leaks
Smalls67
May 15, 2018 12:30 am
mild_mannered_super_hero
May 15, 2018 1:13 am
have you tried a different brand barrier? is the skin under the barrier nice and healthy or red and weepy? the key to a good seal is healthy skin, proper skin prep and a properly sized barrier of a brand thats proven to work well with your skin type. some of it is trial and error till you find what works for you.
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Posted by: iMacG5
Hi Crossley. Ya know, I think it’s all about feelings. I don’t mean the pain feelings which could control everything. I mean the feelings inside our heads, our hearts and even our souls. I mean the feelings of who we are now compared to who we were; how we accept our situation or maybe we don’t. My wife asked how I felt and I said, “like crap”. She asked what hurt and I answered, “Nothing hurts, well, everything hurts, I don’t know, It all sucks.” That was a long time ago. You question if your feelings are normal. How normal is it to relocate your butt hole to your belly where it’s usually in the way of your belt and, you know. But that’s where we are and for lots of us we are so much better off than we were before, physically. Emotionally, psychologically, well, that might be a different story. I believe talk therapy is wonderful if we could find a real empathic or sympathetic listener. So guess what! I found MAO and began “talking” with a keyboard with some of the wisest, kindest most sympathetic and compassionate folks on the planet. Regardless of where we’ve been, lots of folks here have been there and worse places and found their way back healthier and happier. We really do help each other.
Keep “talking”,
Mike
Bill
May 15, 2018 5:30 am
Hello Smalls67. I get a 'wax-like' substance as a residue, mostly around the edge of the wafer. I assumed this was the adhesive hardening and becoming useless. It also comes loose nearer the stoma but there it is a gooey, sticky mess. Fortunately, between the inside and outside, there is a circle of adhesive which usually stays in place so I don't bother too much about it and get rid of it with medical adhesive remover spray and a dry wipe. ( toilet tissues are hopeless for this job) In my case, I put it down to the fact that I sweat a lot and nothing much sticks to my skin for long. For certain purposes, I've designed and developed my own baseplates with a two-belt system and no adhesive against the skin. This works better for me and makes all the proprietory stuff last very much longer than the single day use that used to be.
As MMSH says. you need to experiment ans find out what works best for you.
Best wishes
Bill
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