Just curious for the colostomy folks on here. Is the area where your stoma is located flat like the rest of the stomach or do you have a hill or protruding round area?...........
letsrock
Mar 30, 2016 11:27 pm
AlistairC
Mar 31, 2016 12:39 am
Hey, Alistair here...
I had a big mound when I first got mine. It was so big I had a tough time getting the wafer to stay on. I called it my "Ostomy Boob". After I was done with my post-surgery chemo treatments, I had another surgery to flatten it out. It was a big hernia caused by the first surgery. My surgeon installed some mesh to help with future hernia problems... so far so good.
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Cc
Mar 31, 2016 4:36 pm
Two years ago when the colostomy was done, it was flat. Now it has become an "ostomy boob". I am heading back to the US in about two weeks and will check with the doctor. I will report the findings.
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letsrock
Mar 31, 2016 5:04 pm
Mine has never been flat, sort of a small hill. I went to have it checked out, not a hernia, according to them, but not as flat as promised...
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