I have had several problems with my bags since my colostomy op last September. Now I know that you can get leakage from underneath the wafer/half moons. I also know that if your bag gets full the weight of it can literally pull the bag from your stomach. Sometimes if the bag fills up suddenly the pressure can literally burst the bag. Also occasionally the velcro strip can for no apparent reason come undone. None of these incidents are pleasant. However, a couple of times my bag has split for no apparent reason. Usually down the bottom near the opening or just above. This happened to me this last Saturday with disastrous consequences.
I was fishing the European Beach Fishing Championships in Bridlington on Saturday. I had not even had a bite, nor had the two other lads from Plymouth that we were fishing with. About half an hour before the match ended I noticed my left leg was damp. I thought that was odd as my trousers were supposed to be waterproof! Then I looked at the beach and there was a pool of poo next to me and my left boot was also covered in poo. I had to get my mate to go to the car and fetch my bag of spare clothes. I had to undress on the beach and change my jeans and my fleece top. I spent about an hour sorting myself out by which time the match had finished.
I went back to the hotel and slept for 13 hours. When I woke up at 7am in the morning, I ached from top to bottom. I also had not had time to clean my flotation trousers and since the weather forecast was torrential rain turning to snow I decided I wouldn't be able to fish the match on the Sunday and so me and my mate drove home.
It is times like this that I wished I didn't have a stoma. Has your bag ever split? I really don't think they should so am going to look for a replacement bag.
Emma :stinks:
I was fishing the European Beach Fishing Championships in Bridlington on Saturday. I had not even had a bite, nor had the two other lads from Plymouth that we were fishing with. About half an hour before the match ended I noticed my left leg was damp. I thought that was odd as my trousers were supposed to be waterproof! Then I looked at the beach and there was a pool of poo next to me and my left boot was also covered in poo. I had to get my mate to go to the car and fetch my bag of spare clothes. I had to undress on the beach and change my jeans and my fleece top. I spent about an hour sorting myself out by which time the match had finished.
I went back to the hotel and slept for 13 hours. When I woke up at 7am in the morning, I ached from top to bottom. I also had not had time to clean my flotation trousers and since the weather forecast was torrential rain turning to snow I decided I wouldn't be able to fish the match on the Sunday and so me and my mate drove home.
It is times like this that I wished I didn't have a stoma. Has your bag ever split? I really don't think they should so am going to look for a replacement bag.
Emma :stinks:
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