More tales in the ongoing saga of living with a bag:
I froze, had no idea what he might do next but he just hugged me, didn't realize what he had in his hand and then ran to his mother. til then,no one has touched my stoma area or bag but me,girlfriend and medical people. I am so glad he didn't pull the bag off.
Additionally,I was always good with animals but it seems now with bag, I'm even more appealing to dogs.I wonder if aroma has anything to do with this but dogs seem to really love me now....Both our dog (Doberman, Rambo) and cat (Cat) died before getting to know me like this. Would have been interesting to see their reaction.
Those of you with pets, did they act differently once you came home with a bag?
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ostomy undergarments
Ostomy underwear is the way to go they keep everything safe and out of the way.
try ostomysecrets.com
Winnie0 -
That is a good site WinnieWinneyPooh said:ostomy undergarments
Ostomy underwear is the way to go they keep everything safe and out of the way.
try ostomysecrets.com
Winnie
That is a good site Winnie. If mine was forever I would get one. The thing scary old woman made worked great for me last night. It let the bag fill with no problem and gave me the confidence to sleep. It is nice to wake without crap all over you.
Re the dog: Our maltese (mini dog) is still learning that the bag is a big NO! She is overly interested in it. For her it is a new chew toy.
Kerry0 -
Yeah, real chewy at times!!!!!!Kerry S said:That is a good site Winnie
That is a good site Winnie. If mine was forever I would get one. The thing scary old woman made worked great for me last night. It let the bag fill with no problem and gave me the confidence to sleep. It is nice to wake without crap all over you.
Re the dog: Our maltese (mini dog) is still learning that the bag is a big NO! She is overly interested in it. For her it is a new chew toy.
Kerry
Can't wait to sink her teeth into that I bet and I'm sure you'll know when she does too......steve0 -
I remember one thing when I
I remember one thing when I went to my youngest son preschool to pick him up. All the little kids where playing outside in the playground when about that time he spotted me and yelled "daddy" while holding his arms up running towards me across the playground. Thinking that he was going to jump into my arms and give me a big hug I held my arms open for him. You know. "like one of them father and son moments you remember for ever" All the little kids where watching.. That's when he stops and lifts my shirt up and yells "LOOK AT MY DADDYS POOP BAG" Everything happened so fast I didn't have time to react!! Before I knew what was going on I had like 10 little kids around me looking at my poop bag.
Life is funny sometimes
Brooks0 -
Now that's funny, Brooks!just4Brooks said:I remember one thing when I
I remember one thing when I went to my youngest son preschool to pick him up. All the little kids where playing outside in the playground when about that time he spotted me and yelled "daddy" while holding his arms up running towards me across the playground. Thinking that he was going to jump into my arms and give me a big hug I held my arms open for him. You know. "like one of them father and son moments you remember for ever" All the little kids where watching.. That's when he stops and lifts my shirt up and yells "LOOK AT MY DADDYS POOP BAG" Everything happened so fast I didn't have time to react!! Before I knew what was going on I had like 10 little kids around me looking at my poop bag.
Life is funny sometimes
Brooks
That is a good one Brooks. Kids a re so innocent + have such a beautiful, natural curiousity.0 -
KerryKerry S said:That is a good site Winnie
That is a good site Winnie. If mine was forever I would get one. The thing scary old woman made worked great for me last night. It let the bag fill with no problem and gave me the confidence to sleep. It is nice to wake without crap all over you.
Re the dog: Our maltese (mini dog) is still learning that the bag is a big NO! She is overly interested in it. For her it is a new chew toy.
Kerry
I think your wife needs to be re-named to "Talented Woman".0 -
Hey Steve - I'm also pretty
Hey Steve - I'm also pretty wary of crowds and nervous when people other than family get too close. I'm getting ready to coach my 4 year old's soccer team and I'm worried about flying hands. Never had a kid grab my bag. That would freak me out. I'm more worried about the bag leaking during soccer than I am about the kids hands.
My dogs are usually interested in my bag. They get real sniffy sometimes.
Brooks - That's the funniest poop bag story I've ever heard. I read it to Kim and we just howled!!!
Roger0 -
That is just neatjust4Brooks said:I remember one thing when I
I remember one thing when I went to my youngest son preschool to pick him up. All the little kids where playing outside in the playground when about that time he spotted me and yelled "daddy" while holding his arms up running towards me across the playground. Thinking that he was going to jump into my arms and give me a big hug I held my arms open for him. You know. "like one of them father and son moments you remember for ever" All the little kids where watching.. That's when he stops and lifts my shirt up and yells "LOOK AT MY DADDYS POOP BAG" Everything happened so fast I didn't have time to react!! Before I knew what was going on I had like 10 little kids around me looking at my poop bag.
Life is funny sometimes
Brooks
Made me smile big time.
Love it!!!0 -
Brooks: That's one way of letting the bag out of the bagCrow71 said:Hey Steve - I'm also pretty
Hey Steve - I'm also pretty wary of crowds and nervous when people other than family get too close. I'm getting ready to coach my 4 year old's soccer team and I'm worried about flying hands. Never had a kid grab my bag. That would freak me out. I'm more worried about the bag leaking during soccer than I am about the kids hands.
My dogs are usually interested in my bag. They get real sniffy sometimes.
Brooks - That's the funniest poop bag story I've ever heard. I read it to Kim and we just howled!!!
Roger
Anne:I'm just glad Max didn't rip the bag off and ask "What's this?" As far as I know, no one where I live knows what I've been thru and I'd like to keep it that way. Maybe thats a consequence of my youth growing up in a city housing project, where you learnt early how to defend yourself and not show your vulnerabilities.
Roger, I'd be wary of errant soccer balls flying your way more than the kids themselves. Lately I've gotten into sitting on a bench under a tree in the playground three blocks from me (if no one's smoking nearby )and I always avoid going near basketball area or where there's too much activity, if possible. Never was like this before but then again, never lived like this before neither......0 -
Here's another one
This is a copy of one I posted way back when...
I just though you guys who have a Iliostomy or Colostomy might get a laugh out of this. If I don’t laugh I’d cry. Well it all started last night around 7:30pm when my wife’s mother (Mom) made a plate full of fresh Asparagus. Now I don’t know about you, fresh steamed Asparagus is as close to heaven a guy can get and they looked so good!! Now I KNOW that it can cause some gas problems and at some point after eating my 8th or 9th one OKAY MORE LIKE 11 or 12th a little light in my head should have came on and said. “DUDE, YOU HAVE A ILIOSTOMY BAG… WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?” But no.. It didn’t come on until 4 hours later when I was sleeping in my nice warm bed with a iliostomy bag now blown up to twice the size of a Disney Land balloon and leaking!!! Well being the kind person I am and trying very hard not to wake my wife up. I yell OMG TAMMY (That’s my wife). I never seen two people move so fast out of a dead sleep before in my life and remember one of then has a half on half off iliostomy bag twice the size of a Disney Land balloon dangling from his stomach . I only hope that we can move that fast during a fire. It truly had to be a sight to be seen!!! LOL. I jump into the shower and slowly begin peeling off the bag while firmly holding onto the shower handle so I don’t go flying around the room under the air pressure. After 30mins we get everything changed. The bag, the Bed, Pillows, Blankets. You have know idea how air pressure can make “well you know” fly but I would bet if would be about the same as it hitting a fan!!!. The rest of the night went okay. I was just up most the night burping my bag every 3 minutes.
Life is funny sometimes
Brooks0 -
asparagusjust4Brooks said:Here's another one
This is a copy of one I posted way back when...
I just though you guys who have a Iliostomy or Colostomy might get a laugh out of this. If I don’t laugh I’d cry. Well it all started last night around 7:30pm when my wife’s mother (Mom) made a plate full of fresh Asparagus. Now I don’t know about you, fresh steamed Asparagus is as close to heaven a guy can get and they looked so good!! Now I KNOW that it can cause some gas problems and at some point after eating my 8th or 9th one OKAY MORE LIKE 11 or 12th a little light in my head should have came on and said. “DUDE, YOU HAVE A ILIOSTOMY BAG… WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?” But no.. It didn’t come on until 4 hours later when I was sleeping in my nice warm bed with a iliostomy bag now blown up to twice the size of a Disney Land balloon and leaking!!! Well being the kind person I am and trying very hard not to wake my wife up. I yell OMG TAMMY (That’s my wife). I never seen two people move so fast out of a dead sleep before in my life and remember one of then has a half on half off iliostomy bag twice the size of a Disney Land balloon dangling from his stomach . I only hope that we can move that fast during a fire. It truly had to be a sight to be seen!!! LOL. I jump into the shower and slowly begin peeling off the bag while firmly holding onto the shower handle so I don’t go flying around the room under the air pressure. After 30mins we get everything changed. The bag, the Bed, Pillows, Blankets. You have know idea how air pressure can make “well you know” fly but I would bet if would be about the same as it hitting a fan!!!. The rest of the night went okay. I was just up most the night burping my bag every 3 minutes.
Life is funny sometimes
Brooks
Brooks,
I just had a check up from the home care nurse today. She said” the one big thing to stay away from is asparagus”. Don’t even smell it or look at it.
Now here is poor old me looking up to you “bag pros” for guidance and you go and blow your **** up with asparagus. Damn!! Kind of just hurts the old confidence level.
I never thought I would see the day that I did not want to fart.
Kerry0 -
asparagus & misc.Kerry S said:asparagus
Brooks,
I just had a check up from the home care nurse today. She said” the one big thing to stay away from is asparagus”. Don’t even smell it or look at it.
Now here is poor old me looking up to you “bag pros” for guidance and you go and blow your **** up with asparagus. Damn!! Kind of just hurts the old confidence level.
I never thought I would see the day that I did not want to fart.
Kerry
Y'all might not know it but you really just made a crummy day so much brighter for me..I am LMAO!
Do tell...asparagus sharts, a cat named 'cat', dogs that sniff your bags, and never thinking you'd see the day that you did not want to fart.
This was GOOD medicine for me today. Thank you:)
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Here's a funny story about my cat Cat:Jaylo969 said:asparagus & misc.
Y'all might not know it but you really just made a crummy day so much brighter for me..I am LMAO!
Do tell...asparagus sharts, a cat named 'cat', dogs that sniff your bags, and never thinking you'd see the day that you did not want to fart.
This was GOOD medicine for me today. Thank you:)
-Pat
Took her to vet when she was around twelve or so (she died a little over 13 from kidney failure)and as vet was examining her he asked how old she was. I guessed around twelve as girlfriend had given her to me after finding her on street. Then I said, "Why don't you look in her mouth, maybe you can tell her age by her teeth." Vet started laughing and replied: "She only has one tooth!"
Most mornings Cat woke me by biting me on the nose; never bothered looking into her mouth as I "knew" she had teeth;never knew she'd lost them all but one over the years.
Had to "put her to sleep" two days before my Dx came; I think she knew what was coming.....steve0 -
What a hoot!Kerry S said:asparagus
Brooks,
I just had a check up from the home care nurse today. She said” the one big thing to stay away from is asparagus”. Don’t even smell it or look at it.
Now here is poor old me looking up to you “bag pros” for guidance and you go and blow your **** up with asparagus. Damn!! Kind of just hurts the old confidence level.
I never thought I would see the day that I did not want to fart.
Kerry
Good gracious! Brooks and Kerry, you have me rolling on the floor. Way too funny!
*hugs*
Gail0 -
Mine is 17 yrscoloCan said:Here's a funny story about my cat Cat:
Took her to vet when she was around twelve or so (she died a little over 13 from kidney failure)and as vet was examining her he asked how old she was. I guessed around twelve as girlfriend had given her to me after finding her on street. Then I said, "Why don't you look in her mouth, maybe you can tell her age by her teeth." Vet started laughing and replied: "She only has one tooth!"
Most mornings Cat woke me by biting me on the nose; never bothered looking into her mouth as I "knew" she had teeth;never knew she'd lost them all but one over the years.
Had to "put her to sleep" two days before my Dx came; I think she knew what was coming.....steve
Steve...my oldest cat ( Rocky ) is 17 yrs old and the 2 teeth he has left are rotten. He has the worse breath I have ever smelled! He has congestive heart disease but still living a nice life...eating and sleeping.I dread the day when the vet tells me he is suffering and I have to make a decision.
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Don't you dare!Kerry S said:Has anybody tried lighting the gas in the bag
Hey,
Has anybody tried lighting the gas in the bag??? That should be a real hoot to see if it explodes.
Kerry
Kerry, do not, I repeat DO NOT try that. Kerry, don't you dare light that thing up!
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Let us knowKerry S said:Has anybody tried lighting the gas in the bag
Hey,
Has anybody tried lighting the gas in the bag??? That should be a real hoot to see if it explodes.
Kerry
What County you end up landing in. LOL
Brooks0 -
take it on tvKerry S said:Has anybody tried lighting the gas in the bag
Hey,
Has anybody tried lighting the gas in the bag??? That should be a real hoot to see if it explodes.
Kerry
That sounds like a segment for Mythbusters...lol.
Who knows you and your bag might get on tv!
Marie who loves kitties0
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