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Ostomy: Adapting to life after colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy

Ostomy | Last Active: Mar 24 1:09pm | Replies (419)

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Thank you what is a collapseable platypus bottle? Where would you use it? If I’m in a restaurant and need to empty it, I’m going to do it there. I have the travel bag sent to me by the 3 med supply companies and filled one to take extra supplies that I’ll take with me.
May I ask why you can’t reverse it? I’m reading about people who have had 2 or 3 ileostomies and reversals. I’m am trying to learn the pros and cons of reversal before I just tell the surgeon I want it reversed. I want to know what I could be looking at if I do reverse it.
Thank you

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The Platypus bottle folds flat and has sports cap with a nozzle. It’s easy to carry and works nearly as well as the wash bottle. Amazon carries it in various sizes.
My ileostomy isn’t reversible because of the underlying cause. I had radiation therapy for prostate cancer in 2006. It cured the cancer but caused extensive damage to surrounding tissue: I have a recto-urethral fistula and a urethral stricture.