Having colostomy moved I think.

qwe -
I guess I have to ask.... Have you tried a convex appliance?

Not all stomas are made well, and some of us have to live with
what can be difficult to change. The manufacturers all make
appliances to conform to difficult conditions, and sometimes
we need to experiment awhile to figure out what's best.

I had an Ileostomy since 2006. The first six months were living
hell. The wafer would not stay on for any great length of time,
and every nurse that tried to help, just made conditions worse.

I finally found out a better way, and solved the problem. I went
from not being able to keep a wafer on for more than 4 hours,
to having a wafer last 2-3 weeks average.

In January of 2011, I had been bestowed a second Ileostomy,
one that was not formed correctly, is on a hernia and a fold of skin.

I now not only have a high-output Ileostomy, but a "short bowel"
syndrome along with it, And.... the original stoma still has to be
maintained, since it still has an unknown amount of intestine
connected to it.

The new stoma? After six months of hell, I am finally finding what
may work best. I am slowly going from one day or less of wear-time,
to six days of wear-time.

I'm telling you this to let you know that adverse conditions can be
remedied without surgery. There are appliances that can help in
situations like yours, but you have to take some time to figure it out.

Each abdominal surgical event can (and usually does) cause more
adhesions and hernias. Both are worse than a poorly designed stoma.

My adhesions are so intense, that another intestinal blockage may
end up being the cause of my death. My insides are said to appear
as if it is a solid white mat. Any repair for a hernia, adhesion, blockage,
etc., would be near impossible. If nothing else, I would stand the chance
of losing the remaining small intestine during any surgical procedure.

I hate to scare you, but if you have not discussed the adhesion and
hernia factors with your colorectal surgeon, you should do so prior
to deciding more surgery, especially elective surgery.

If you need assistance with your current appliance problem, there
are many of us here than can help. There is also the UOAA board,
that is dedicated to ostomies of all types.

The help is out here, do not be too shy to ask!

Stay well,

John