Farting and the problem with no nerve endings So a couple of things happened this week. First up – I farted In the traditional manner Out of my arse. I didn’t think that was possible since the end of my colon attached to my bum is just lying around in my abdominal cavity. I knew … Continue reading Manbag#8

It’s a process thing It was mentioned as a comment to an earlier post that changing a stoma bag appears to be a process. That’s true, that’s how I rationalise what I am doing. It is no different from the processes that I do in the darkroom. I don’t want to spill chemicals in the … Continue reading Manbag#7

New Supplies, No Leaks and Starting a New Job The picture is my late Christmas, New Year gift from my supplier – 60 convex bags/pouches, 60 pieces of adhesive tape, Adhesive remover spray x3, Filler Paste x1 (2 more on the way), Dry wipes x90, Scented disposal bags. Basically one months supply of kit to … Continue reading Manbag#6

Manbag#5 – New Year and Christmas resolutions, managing my limited supplies of convex bags – food highs and lows

Leaks, more leaks and finally a solution The leaks have continued, and some have been pretty nasty and a tad demoralising. The issue is that a couple of weeks ago my stoma shrank quite dramatically from 40mm to 30mm and it slopes down on one side. As a result, with a standard bag one side … Continue reading Manbag#4

Confidence My crappiest week to date, metaphorically and literally This stoma bag thing is all about confidence. At first it’s about building your confidence around handling and changing the bag. You need to be competent before being discharged but there’s a big difference between competent and confident. Like all processes there is no shortcut and … Continue reading Manbag#3