Re: suggestion for new ostomy products
Posted: 2019-04-12 01:09:14
Lee:
Thank you for your help.
Home health was fired after the nurse showed up 10 days after discharge & did vitals, looked at draining wound and said surgeon won't take out staples next day after telling me to do the powder and skin protection wipe opposite. It was disaster and why I had to go to ostomy nurse at medical supply store, who was very good as I didn't ahve the supplies nor help.
I am doing the coloplast Mio despite the filter issue as it is not causing the smell to leak out, you just have stool all over the top of it even if you put the lubricating drops all over the inside of the bag before putting on. I have put the pieces of tape over the filter sometimes as i put on the bag first time and sometimes later but filter doesn't always work later when doing than it does othertimes. I have talked to coloplast about this and that was their suggestion to cover partial filter each time but it still takes all air out (as bag designed to do but don't think they thought about pancaking being possible). I have seen an outpatient ostomy nurse at medical supply store as I needed help and happened to get coloplast samples on saturday for sunday change. she helped decide convex barriers are better than flat as it is right at my waist line and protects stoma. the hopsital outpatient ostomy nurse was beyond helpful as she herself has an ostomy. Found out pain is due to separation in multiple areas right against stoma and doing the ring from coloplast with powder and skin spray. She showed how easy to use release spray to get off and this really helped at home this week.
I am allergic to something in the adhesive as I thought for years and have to be careful with all tapes and the ring (Cera i think) as taking off skin every time we changed until I got coloplast samples.
Convatec sent 2.75" barriers in samples and have not touch them as they have adhesive on the barriers (besides being way to big even right post surgery). Coloplast has the barriers that are like the NICU products from Neotech (think this is name) and my skin likes so much more, which ostomy nurses both agreed about.
Issue now is that wound opened around umbilical area over the weekend and surgeon took out the remaining stpales 2 days ago & opened that one area more and 2nd area that is much larger is really close to the barrier, so now afraid to shower w/o bag in place. So have to see wound clinic tomorrow who does ostomy also so they can determine what to do. Wet to dry BID now but husband said white in the smaller wound and the doctors are saying necrosis around the umbilical area with 2nd wound much larger that they say 3 months to heal.
right now coloplast mio with barrier convex plus ring are what using. I have those barrier strips but hard to get off as no tabs like the bag and barrier, which i love as helps when trying to change. i will ask about stomadhesive tomorrow to see if any help over the powder and showering with wounds so close to stoma.
Thank you guys for your help. I am glad to know that some products from one provider may need to be changed due to allergic reaction and will try to make sure to to keep the accessories that I may need from all 3 handy.
Thank you for your help.
Home health was fired after the nurse showed up 10 days after discharge & did vitals, looked at draining wound and said surgeon won't take out staples next day after telling me to do the powder and skin protection wipe opposite. It was disaster and why I had to go to ostomy nurse at medical supply store, who was very good as I didn't ahve the supplies nor help.
I am doing the coloplast Mio despite the filter issue as it is not causing the smell to leak out, you just have stool all over the top of it even if you put the lubricating drops all over the inside of the bag before putting on. I have put the pieces of tape over the filter sometimes as i put on the bag first time and sometimes later but filter doesn't always work later when doing than it does othertimes. I have talked to coloplast about this and that was their suggestion to cover partial filter each time but it still takes all air out (as bag designed to do but don't think they thought about pancaking being possible). I have seen an outpatient ostomy nurse at medical supply store as I needed help and happened to get coloplast samples on saturday for sunday change. she helped decide convex barriers are better than flat as it is right at my waist line and protects stoma. the hopsital outpatient ostomy nurse was beyond helpful as she herself has an ostomy. Found out pain is due to separation in multiple areas right against stoma and doing the ring from coloplast with powder and skin spray. She showed how easy to use release spray to get off and this really helped at home this week.
I am allergic to something in the adhesive as I thought for years and have to be careful with all tapes and the ring (Cera i think) as taking off skin every time we changed until I got coloplast samples.
Convatec sent 2.75" barriers in samples and have not touch them as they have adhesive on the barriers (besides being way to big even right post surgery). Coloplast has the barriers that are like the NICU products from Neotech (think this is name) and my skin likes so much more, which ostomy nurses both agreed about.
Issue now is that wound opened around umbilical area over the weekend and surgeon took out the remaining stpales 2 days ago & opened that one area more and 2nd area that is much larger is really close to the barrier, so now afraid to shower w/o bag in place. So have to see wound clinic tomorrow who does ostomy also so they can determine what to do. Wet to dry BID now but husband said white in the smaller wound and the doctors are saying necrosis around the umbilical area with 2nd wound much larger that they say 3 months to heal.
right now coloplast mio with barrier convex plus ring are what using. I have those barrier strips but hard to get off as no tabs like the bag and barrier, which i love as helps when trying to change. i will ask about stomadhesive tomorrow to see if any help over the powder and showering with wounds so close to stoma.
Thank you guys for your help. I am glad to know that some products from one provider may need to be changed due to allergic reaction and will try to make sure to to keep the accessories that I may need from all 3 handy.