I went into this bag change in a much better place than the first time. I was going to take a shower before I changed the bag but as I was emptying I noticed a tiny leak in the top left side of the bag. As the adhesive thins away and the days go on it becomes more of a possibility for that to happen.
Just make sure you keep an eye on it and change as soon as you notice a leak. I sat down on the chair we placed in the bathroom and with my home nurse (mom) at my side, we got to work. In short, things went better, much better. It took only about 30 minutes, if that. There was some slight redness on my skin above my stoma. Nothing too serious but I put a small amount of powder on to make sure it wouldn’t get worse. All of these supplies will be mentioned and given to you before you leave the hospital. You’ll feel confident you have everything you need. I did notice a tiny line that kind of circled around the top of the stoma that looked like a bruise. For the rest of the day I mentioned a couple of times that my stomach felt a bit more sore than usual around the stoma. I figured it was because it was just because I was pressing around the area more than usual. It was nothing terrible or unbearable, just a bit more than usual. I hopped in the shower and this time took a shower that actually was refreshing. I was still a bit careful getting everything wet, for no reason other than I was just nervous because it was the first time getting the bag so wet. I got into some comfortable clothes, walked downstairs (by myself) and found a place next to Osty on the couch. I continued eating and drinking and let time do it’s healing.