Stoma Location and Managing Hair Growth Around It

Yes, they have Speedos. Man with no butt and big gut, you are very right. I am not old enough to wear those. My life crisis hasn't hit me to where I need to wear those. I think they would squish the junk and cut off my blood flow.

You could try tattooing on the bikini as well and see if anyone notices that!!! Whatever turns you on... I swim with shorts and a long t-shirt.

Weewee, God forbid that should happen. That put a smile on my face!! Weewee, is a Speedo a bathing suit like the bikinis that fat women wear and their bellies hang over the top of their suits? It looks so good on them, doesn't it? Bob, I could tattoo a belly button on the bikini and nobody would notice anything was wrong and I would have my belly button back. You didn't take it, did you? No, I guess you wouldn't have if you swim with shorts and a long T-shirt. Is everybody getting that smile on their faces now? Keep the smile on your face—it looks good and I bet it makes you feel better!!

Speedos are a very brief pair of nylon swimmers where the shape of the contents in them is clearly visible. It is not such a pretty sight unless you wanted to see the person naked in the first place. I have never found any spare BB, but if I do, I will give you a yell.

Bob, no thank you—I don't have the equipment! They remind me of the dancers who wear those tights, and you can see all their equipment—or not!

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Well, the material is a lot thinner on Speedos, and the image is much more pronounced, so whatever equipment you do have will be outlined in graphic detail. As I said before, it is not a pretty sight on men, and I am sure the same would apply to women. There would be very little difference between tattooing on a bikini and wearing Speedos. Stick with what you know!!!!

Is this your missing belly button, oops, sorry I dropped it and now I cannot find it. Squish, sorry I think I just stood on it.

At least I don't have to look for it anymore. I said no questions asked—where did you find it?

It's good for you to laugh, so everybody take a few moments and have a good laugh. Keep the chins up and remember that you have people who care about you a lot!!--and think about you often with prayers for you.

Make up your mind, first. No questions asked, then where did you find it? Next, you will want to know what I was doing under your bed in the first place. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. My doctor is now looking at what he calls a complete resolution. While they use the word resolution, they never say the word "cured" to cancer patients, let alone incurable cancer patients. I am very happy with the prognosis. I was only hoping for what they told me was the best outcome, an extended life expectancy; now, I am looking at a total cure from an incurable cancer.

yep speedos are like a tiny bikini or budgee smugglers LOL :)i have no belly button but a scar that looks like one :D

Bob, I'm happy for you. I just found out that I have a hernia near my colostomy. My Dr. will tell me all about it tomorrow. I hope it doesn't interfere with my reversal. I hear that hernias are very common on a colostomy. I'm a little scared to go to his office tomorrow. Everybody please say a prayer. Thank you, and I'm praying for you too. Bob, one day at a time with a smile on your face!!

Mooza--my scar is so big and ugly that a belly button wouldn't help a thing. We should all try to wear speedos and show off what we have--or don't have.

LZ how about a big brass button stud

Yukon--I would rather have a huge diamond that sparkles so bright that people can't quite make out if I have a belly button or not--and who cares anyway--right? I don't think we have any more use for a belly button anymore, do we? It's only good to collect fuzzies and then you have to clean it out. I can do without it!!

Thank you Lz for your words, when they cut me they were very particular to cut down to my belly button then a little detour around it then back to a straight cut all the way down past my hair line. Why they preserved my bb is beyond me as you say it is only good for collecting fuzzies. So now I have a scar that would be a bit hard to see except for being highlighted by a bypassed bb half way along it. The edge of my flange touches the edge of my bb. Maybe, if we found a surgeon that had a stoma themselves our results would be different. As far as you visit tomorrow, while I am not a doctor, I am sure that your hernia will be of no concern and they will fix it when they do the reversal. I will be praying for you and a good result not only tomorrow but for your reversal, when is that planned?

Bob, I hope the hernia is of no concern. I guess I'll find out today when the Dr. plans the reversal. I hope it's soon so nothing else can go wrong. So, you still get fuzzies and I don't!! At least I have something going my way.

I never said it is of no concern, only that it should not affect you having your reversal. A hernia can be of major concern and in most cases needs to be repaired, but it should not have any bearing on getting your reversal, and the doctor probably will repair it at the same time. Saying all that, I am not a doctor; speak to yours today and he will give you all the information you need. God bless, I am praying for a good result from him/her today and for your reversal.

Welshman, what a wonderful compliment. I'm the one on the right.

Just as an option to shaving around your stoma. If you live in an urban area, many gay men get their butts waxed to eliminate unwanted hair. Perhaps these same professionals would consider your plight. If the pain of it would not be unbearable, it might be worth looking into.

I use the small sideburn trimmers that come with clippers sometimes, and my Stoma Nurse taught me to use the lid off my adhesive remover spray to put over my Stoma if I'm using a razor. Just curious, but at what point does shaving your stomach millimeters away from your exposed intestine using, of all things, a hunting knife seem like a good idea?

For the considerable hair around my stoma, I use a wee bikini razor sold for $14 at a Canadian Walmart. Works great! Here is another hint: to stop any rash, use a small hair dryer and a paper towel to dry the area around your stoma after every shower and before applying the pouch. Also, use the hair dryer to heat the pouch and apply it quite warm; it will stick a lot better. It will also come off like normal.