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I think that your Stoma nurses need to help you with changing your bag. They should have advised you on different ways to change before you were discharged

Though I found it challenging to do to begin with and it used to take ages. It wasn’t long before I had a system that worked for me. I found it was all about my prep and putting everything close at hand 
I would stand in front of the sink with a small make up magnified mirror close to me  I could see and clean all around my stoma and make sure I put the bag on correctly by lining it up 

Ileostomy’s can be fast and furious so I always tried to change when my stoma was finished. Like before breakfast or an hour after breakfast 

Your stoma will take a while to form its shape and once it does you can have your bags cut to your size. I tried that but preferred to cut my own When the stoma nurse comes she will probably measure and cut you a new template  

Hope you have a good day 

It does get easier honestly. Don’t worry about it. 
Any more worries pop them up 

We have moved my bedroom downstairs at the minute because physio said that they would of have to stairs assess me I was like nope I'll get my bedroom downstairs lol, 

Thanks for the advice means alot honestly never had so many melt downs at the minute my daughter is helping me getting the stoma bag right  as we haven't got a long mirror downstairs 

Paula x

I feel for you. I had a melt down two weeks after my op. I had a leak my skin around my stoma was so sore. The output didn’t get in the bag most of the time and I was having a  major head explosion. I phoned the nurses and the receptionist said two weeks. 
I said oh no. “My stoma is bleeding I need to see someone now! “

Yes I was a pure Drama Queen but the nurses gave me Convex bags with a belt, Eakin slims for my poor skin I came out of there a different person.

Then I joined here an asked for advice about anything from underwear to flying abroad. This is a great place 

The mirror thing I used to use a long mirror but found the magnifying makeup mirror on a stand better. My glasses used to steam up or slip off my nose. Hence magnifying mirror. Perfect 

xx

Bless ya heart I'm glad I came on here late last night as now I know roughly what I can eat for now, I did my second stoma bag today by myself, my daughter said it looks snug I was like needs to be I watched a video on coloplast last night as couldn't sleep then, I watched it over and over again this morning got a little bit of blood around my stoma when I take bag off but but I think that's where my stiches are coming out as it's not pouring with blood. 

My stoma nurse will ring me tomorrow I should as left a meltdown message yesterday haha 

Paula

Did the physios not check you on stairs before you were discharged ?

Kath

Are you using adhesive remover when taking the bag off ?.saves pulling the skin

You can get a spray or if you prefer wipes.

Kath

Yeah I am but I think I spray once and pull to much so my daughter says spray a few times or as much as I need so it doesn't pull so much, so I think that's why, and no as my consaltant wasn't happy that they had left me in bed all day on the Tuesday with everything still in and physio hadn't even come see me that day and the chair I had was to small for me to sit in so waited for a new chair which didn't come till Wednesday, he wanted me to be home Wednesday, so when physio said they would stairs assess me I was like not having it I want to go home, so she said it could take 2 days to get a commode.

I was like I have a downstairs toilet outside and I can get my bedroom downstairs I'm going home, so she said that would be ok and someone will come out to assess me within 4 weeks, but I got a commode for through the night as it to cold outside and everyone would be upstairs that help me.

I did have a commode on the Thursday as my mum's little old lady next had an old one, until mine came. They treated me very poorly my consaltant was very angry about it all 

He has put a professional complaint in as he was not happy

Paula x

Yes spray as much as needed as you gently peel back the base plate.no pulling and no soreness.job done

Kath

Hi there 

Im glad you’re feeling supported here. I know I did and it really helped me. A little blood is normal but let the stoma nurse check alls okay. 
Is the skin sore around the stoma 

I’m sorry that you had such bad treatment in hospital it’s really great that you have such an understanding consultant. 

Take care xx

He was that angry it made me laugh as he went down the ward shouting sister, sister 

I said to him the next day never seen anyone so angry, he said I wasn't angry.

I was thinking if you, as your a higher risk and I wanted you to be home to recover in your own germs and to stop any infection x