How do you guys keep up with supplies during the weather crisis? Sure hope you all have back up supplies on hand. Im willing to donate a box of convex 1" bags to anyone in need (I use hollister-1 piece)
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C
moonshine
Feb 20, 2021 3:29 pm
Superme
Feb 20, 2021 5:35 pm
Hi Moonshine! In Texas we went through one of the worst freeze crisis in history. I prepared for this as I was anticipating power outages and water problems. We have had hurricanes here so I learned about having supplies in advance. I buy supplies on eBay or Amazon. Sometimes pharmacies on those sites are selling the ostomy supplies. Another thing you can do is contact an ostomy nurse or hospital to see if you can get emergency supplies. Also, your local pharmacy might be able to help. I always say if there is a will there is way! Hope this helps. I'm sure there are others who could lend their experiences.
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w30bob
Feb 20, 2021 5:37 pm
Hi C,
I order my ostomy stuff as a 90 day supply, per my insurance. I have at times forgotten to re-order and ended up grabbing a box of barriers or rings off someone on Ebay to tide me over, but now whenever I place an order I always order a few more of each (bags, barriers, rings). The extras go in a little backup box of supplies to get me thru either periods of higher usage than normal or shipping delays. My Docs are super cool about letting me order any quantity of supplies I want, so a little planning prevents running out when the weather goes south, or there are other delays such as my stupidity, or needing a new script because I've run out of refills. Folks on here have been really good about helping out anyone in an immediate need for specific supplies.
regards,
bob
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Puppyluv56
Feb 21, 2021 3:34 am
I also order for 90 days at a time. I use far less that I order so alway building a stockpile of supplies. I am trying to use them up now and get down to having just a little extra.
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lovely
Feb 21, 2021 5:15 am
My insurance wil only pay for 20 sets a month and they won't let you order early. I don't always use 20 a month so I do have some build up. I used to just order what I needed.Then when this covid stuff started and with all the closings and the people not being able to work I decided to order the whole 20 sets each time it was time to reorder. Best wishes and stay safe
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