In my experience, the only people who have hands on information are WOC nurses who work with all ostomy issues. They have been my ONLY option. I love my GP but ostomy care is NOT her specialty and ditto for the 3 gastro dr’s who I have seen (and they were less than helpful) and my Mayo surgeon only directed me to ostomy specialists; i.e. WOC nurses. I’m only 1 year into my ileostomy and it’s been a hard lesson to learn that most dr’s know less than I do because we are a small minority of their practices’ and although they may have basic information they can not assist you with aftercare. Trust me, I learned very quickly that an ostomy nurse is the best and only choice for aftercare issues. I still see my nurses weekly and sometimes more often to help me with all issues I’ve encountered and I’ve had plenty! And it took 9 months to finally find the right equipment that works for me. SO much trial and error before I became comfortable with the product I was using. I am finally in a good place after 11 months of practice/learning what works for me. You will discover that soon when you visit a wound care/ostomy clinic. Good luck and hang in there. I lost 20lbs after my surgery last December and it’s taken me a year to gain that weight back. You will get better!!! 💕🙏