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Hi All,

I am 3 weeks out from step 1 surgery and am having a lot of irritation around the stoma. I have used the powder, the wipes, latex skin cement, three types of seals, domeboro's soaks. I am not having ANY success in getting a good seal allowing the skin to heal. I was wondering if anyone has used a Hydrocolloid dressing? If so was it worth it? Please advise.
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I used one every time I had to tape my tube into my k pouch and it worked great but I do not know if it can work with an ileo...If you are using a flang and belt it might but if you are cementing it to your skin then I do not know but it may just be worth your try...let us know if you succeed.
Sharon
PS...it is awesome allowing your burned and blistered skin to heal!
I feel your pain. I am 3 months out of having j-pouch removed. have only used moldables by Convatec and Hollister but they are not holding up. I am facing trying to use the Coloplast that I have to cut and I am clueless. Some folks say cut up against the stoma others say leave 1/8 inch. Then there are the barrier rings and all the different ways to use them it is too much. I feel so helpless and depressed, but enough about me.


I did have a ET nurse use DueoDERM extra thin dressing on the area. First I crusted then cut out a hole for the stoma and them put on wafer with paste. the problem was it went right back to the redness. I have a stoma waist level so not sure.

Hopefully someone else will chime in.
To help the skin heal around your stoma try this: Let a bottle of plain, non flavored Mylanta (or generic) stand upright over night. The next a.m. Pour off as much of the clear liquid as you can. Saturate a cotton ball with the thick, white residue and daub it on your dry skin all around your stoma. Use a hair dryer on low to dry the area and then gently brush off any loose powder with the back of your hand or with a make-up brush. Repeat at least once. Then use a product like Stomahesive Paste to get a good seal of your wafer. Secure your wafer/appliance to your belly and use your warm hand/fingers to help it seal. This process + using skin bond gave me at least 7 days of wear and clear skin around my stoma. Talk to an ET nurse for other ideas. Best wishes!
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Hi All,

Thank you for your help. The good news is that my skin appears to be healing. I changed eakin seal brands, have been changing daily, doing a domeboro's soaks AND began using paste. So far so good. Due to my skin being so difficult my surgeon is opting to move up the pouchogram and checking to see if I am good for my take down. Although I am anxious about having another surgery I am looking forward to being semi normal again.

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