Okay, so I am a newbie who is still trying to figure out what is normal. I figure my stoma is on the larger end of things anyway as it looks longer than any pictures I have seen anywhere... after surgery, it was 1-1.5 inches long at rest, and when it decided to work, would stretch to nearly 3 inches in length. Kinda cute since it has a nice hook to it... like I'm trying to poop around corners.
Anyway, the stoma has been feeling kinda sore and achy the last few days. When I changed my bag and plate this morning, the stoma was hanging limp about 6 inches down into the bag. Once in the shower, it pulled back to about 3 inches, but again hangs somewhere around 4-5 inches most times.
Should I be concerned? Not counting the extreme volume of stuff coming through (I have a very active stoma), everything has been fairly easy up to now. Can I just chalk this up to personality?
Thanks,
Katman
Anyway, the stoma has been feeling kinda sore and achy the last few days. When I changed my bag and plate this morning, the stoma was hanging limp about 6 inches down into the bag. Once in the shower, it pulled back to about 3 inches, but again hangs somewhere around 4-5 inches most times.
Should I be concerned? Not counting the extreme volume of stuff coming through (I have a very active stoma), everything has been fairly easy up to now. Can I just chalk this up to personality?
Thanks,
Katman