Ask the ostomy nurse if there are organizations they know of that need products for ostomy patients who don't have insurance, or for low-income patients that cannot afford extras. My hospital even donated some of their extra supplies to another country where a new appliance or bag is a luxury, can you imagine. While I had a temporary stoma I ordered more than I needed from my insurance company because I changed appliances sometimes 3 times a day due to my retracted stoma. Luckily my reversal was much sooner than we anticipated, so I had supplies leftover. My ostomy nurse took for everything to give to another patient who couldn't afford much.