For the last three months, my stoma has retracted and I have tried several different methods to decrease the leakage. I'm fortunate if I can get two days wearing the ostomy wafer. My skin is very irritated due to the leakage. I don't have a stoma nurse; I have been on my own from the very beginning. I'm getting depressed and feeling so helpless. I'm 74 years old and in bad health. I basically stay in my hospital bed. I don't know what the answer is to stop the leaking. Please, help me.
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