I hate my stoma bag

I've recently been told they can't reverse my stoma bag.,I'm devastated as I really hate having it. Many a time I have woken up covered in my own ****, it's degrading. I was standing in a line waiting to go into a shop when I noticed **** all down my trousers and my shoes, I was mortified. My wife has left me and I'm now apprehensive about meeting new people and how they will react to me having a bag. 

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  • I dated a guy with a stoma bag, it didn't bother me in the slightest and when he told me, it was a case of....oh....why's that? Are you better now? Yes? Good - and that was it. 
    He was such great company, the bag didn't get any thought - even when I saw it, there were better things going on at that time to care about it, if you know what I'm saying...:love:


    I can't honestly imagine any girlfriends of mine turning down a guy with a stoma bag.....it would be like turning someone away for having toenails or hair...it just wouldn't make any sense to do that.

    So....Do you know why is it leaking randomly? Who would you speak to in your medical team about getting this sorted? 
     

    I am sure there is a gent on here who I see around who also has a stoma bag...I hope he sees your message too xx

  • Sorry for the late response. I have tried a number of different bags and use elastic tape to secure the edges. At night my bag just seems to fill up quickly. The last 2 mornings I have had to change my bag as it was beginning to leak. It really gets me down. 
    have a merry Xmas and thank you for your message

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  • Sorry for the late response. I have tried a number of different bags and use elastic tape to secure the edges. At night my bag just seems to fill up quickly. The last 2 mornings I have had to change my bag as it was beginning to leak. It really gets me down. 
    have a merry Xmas and thank you for your message

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