A significant decision If you had told me 9 weeks ago or even 4 weeks ago that I would be writing this post 10 weeks after surgery I would have laughed in your face and said never – So, here goes. I went to see my consultant yesterday, just the routine follow up, post-surgery visit. … Continue reading Manbag#9

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