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New colostomy: I'm a little lost and have questions
Ostomy & J-Pouch | Last Active: Aug 6 8:49am | Replies (51)Comment receiving replies
New to ostmy. Surgery 7-1. Mine 8s quite large. I'm being told that it's swollen and it takes a good bit before it goes down. Hav8ng trouble changing the bag because of it. Do you all change the bag yourself without any help?
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@calinski420 I have been fortunate that my husband changes my bag for me. But I do know I have to learn to do it myself, just trying to work up the nerve.
Have had a series of problems with it and we are still trying to see what works best for me
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@calinski420 I'm very new to it as well. I've had help with it while at the hospital. But I've had it for a week now, I'm a little bit better at changing the disposable bags than the draining/ re-usable ones. My stoma nurse walked me through changing the whole system before, and twice after surgery. The nurses have helped me daily but the last couple of times I've done it on my own. Definitely, if you haven't already, consult with a stoma nurse, they're huge helps. But I'm definitely still a little clumsy at it, I have to charge the whole system after a shower until I get better at it.