I was having trouble with my bag leaking and changing it 3 times a day, so I had to resort to going to the ER in order to get help changing my colostomy bag. If I put a new bag on yesterday and today I want to shower, how do I wash the stoma without washing away the adhesive barrier? I don't like getting a shower and not washing the stoma. It makes me feel like I'm not washing my entire body. My health is bad and I'm so scared to have the reversal, yet I hate living like this. I can't seem to get used to it and I spend 6 hours a day changing bags that leak. I managed to put on a new bag today and get a shower. Now, 5 hours later, the adhesive barrier is all in the bag mixed with feces. Around the stoma is burning and by 9am, I'll be changing yet again. Do other people have these problems or am I the oddball! Ughh, I'm so depressed.
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