Should I be alarmed/seek medical help with a minor cut, from pinching, on my stoma?
Are there things I should do, if I don't seek medical help, to help my stoma heal? ...(like one would apply neosporin to a minor cut of the skin)
I am using the new Coloplast SenSura Mio (2 piece) system. I love it. I am a bartender in a busy NYC restaurant, and this new system is worlds apart from the Hollister two piece I was using. But...I pinched my stoma while changing the appliance. The cinching connection between bag and wafer really gives a sense of security, but is difficult to get on quickly. Likewise the smaller diameter of the base leaves less room for discharge to get under the wafer -and irritate the skin, but places the stoma (certainly my stoma) closer to the flange.
So this morning, after my shower, while putting on the new appliance I pinched my stoma while pressing the bag down onto the wafer, locking my stoma between the bag and wafer. Looking through the peep-hole to see if everything was ok, all I saw was blood. I took the bag off, and carefully replaced it. I have two minor cuts on my stoma. They have bled a little, but not much. My gut feeling is that I don't need to seek emergency help. But, others may have experienced something similar, and there may be, moving forward, some things I can do to help my stomie (you gotta love Tupac -"Me and my Homies") heal. What do you think?