Convatec soft convex - not a bad system but not of rme

[ileo73]

Just tried the latest Convatec soft convex because I wanted to be sure I had an alternative if my reliable Hollister soft convex suddenly wasn't reliable.

I can see why people squawk about the new Convatec closure. But that wasn't the deal-breaker for me.

My skin does NOT like Tegaderm. It starts weeping/sweating under it. Well, the Convatec soft convex does not have a tape collar, it has a sort of film collar. And after a few hours of it.... my skin felt weird so I took off the pouch and I saw that same wetness.

Ah well. Seemed a decent system otherwise. My only other complaint was that I like the "squarish" Hollister soft convex faceplate so I have some orientation when I'm cutting. The Convatec plate is round so it's trickier to cut to my oval shape.

[Side Tracked]

While in the hospital after rectal cancer surgery with an ileostomy, they fitted me with a Coloplast convex bag and I continued to wear this product for a couple of months with great success. I was developing a hernia right underneath my stoma and these Coloplast bags kept leaking no matter how many of their bag products I tried. Also, for some reason, the flange edging was causing itching.

I switched to Convatec convex products and really liked the fabric like tape collar. It 'stuck' nicely and no rashes. But, as the hernia grew, I started having problems keeping the bags on due to leaking. I tried several different sizes and types and had leakages each time. Throughout all of this putting on bags and taking them off I developed a nasty skin problem surrounding my stoma which has now been a problem for several months.

Currently, I cannot keep any stoma bags on, so you can imagine the mess I live with every day and heading towards a reversal. Ostomy wound nurses are stumped as to how to treat this, with method after method failing. I'm terrified thinking about reversal surgery, however, I feel I have no option.

So as to your question, I can't really say the product was the cause of this current stoma issue because I did have success with Covatec for a few months.

[nickolas]

I used Convatec for a few years until I developed an allergic reaction to the wafer. Used Hollister for many years until they stopped making my wafer and bag last years. I was not impressed with the the samples they sent me. I now use Coloplast SenSure Mio. They also have a special wafer designed (star shape wafer that flips in to place) for people who have hernias.

Good luck,

Nickolas