Re: Abscess 2 weeks after surgery, back in hospital
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 7:33 am
You'll get better at changing the pouch with more practice. It took me forever at first, trying to get everything right. Once my ostomy nurse got me my final set up, it was just a matter of time before I was flying through a pouch change. I try to make sure to time my changes around my meals, so I am not having output when it is time for a change. I set everything up on my bathroom counter before I remove my old pouch. I get the new pouch ready to go on, cutting the wafer, adding the barrier ring, etc. Then I take off my old one and clean and prep the skin. It is only a matter of minutes from taking off the old pouch to putting on the new one, that way if my stoma is being active I have a pretty good chance of putting the new one on before I have to clean a mess up.