@sofi posted:@Former Member you are a breath of fresh air!!! between all the awful things you read can happen is good to see a different POV.
I was very lucky on my surgeries and output experience also (for now) ; and I only hope it continues like this so I have an experience like yours, thanks for the encouraging words, its good to see not everyone has the problems I am dreading.
Hopefully in a few months when things have settled from surgery ill share my story and it will be good.
Happy for you that in an unlucky situation, you are lucky.
Also, as a precaution, get yourself a tube of ilex paste; it can be applied around the stoma to prevent and treat skin erosion due to leakage and can also be applied to the other end, so to speak, to prevent and treat butt burn.
“It’s preferable to always have a tube of ilex and not need it; than need it and not have it.“
It can also be applied internally to treat anal fissures; although it states on the packaging for External Use Only.
Products of a similar nature are also available and during many years with a stoma; I’ve used most, if not all; and the ilex paste provided the best results.