Nurse Carrie & I

Since we had such a difficult time figuring out the wafer, etc. for the ileostomy bag to begin with, I just had to report that we did finally get it figured out.  A different size wafer was ordered through the pharmacy and we began using an Eakin seal (it's a brand name, but much easier to "size" than the adhesive in a tube that we were using before - we're not sure which part was the solution - but since we've been using both, there have been no problems with the bag.  And I have been changing it out on my own, first under the watchful eye of the home health care nurses, and then under Carrie's watchful eye more recently.  It is very helpful to have a set of eyes looking "straight" on when I am putting on the seal and the wafer, as my perspective looking down sometimes doesn't let me see how well things are fitting around the stoma.  I also have to thank Nurse Carrie and Nurse Kathy R. for helping redress where the right port was while it was healing, and also dressing the left port!