Hi, can anyone give me a reason why I have a tear on my stoma? I am cutting the bag not too small, so it's not that.
airforce1
Oct 18, 2010 11:58 pm
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airforce1
Oct 19, 2010 2:08 am
Have ostomy nurse coming Thursday. Have tried cutting the wafer bigger.
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Beans_Momma322
Oct 19, 2010 3:55 am
You may have hit the side of your stoma with the wafer hard enough to cause an abrasion while applying or removing it. It could also have been caused by a finger nail or pretty much anything else that touched it a little harder than you may have realized. It doesn't take much to leave a visible cut...
bikerboy
Oct 26, 2010 11:45 pm
Beans is right; just brushing it with a towel while drying can cut it. The "bud" is very tender and, of course, once cut, takes longer to heal.
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