I'm wearing one right now for my urostomy, which is essentially the same thing. I'll get the information for you. I don't like it as well as my other one. US orthotics based here in Tampa can do one for you, but you need to go through your local people to get them to order it. Q
On Sunday, April 5, 2015, greg <g...@eskimo.com> wrote: > Anyone with a colostomy also wear a abdominal binder? > I can't find a binder that fits over one. Right now I just cut a hole in > the binder, but it just frays apart real fast. > Plus, the binder moves and can cut into the stoma. I am going to buy a new > binder and just put it on over the stoma and bag and see if it can still > work and drain ok. I don't go much during the day usually. > I just found a binder/belt that has a ring built into it that bag snaps > onto. Made so you don't need to glue/tape a wafer onto the skin. I just > worry that the binder would move just a bit, then anything that comes out > goes right under the binder... messy mess. Plus, it only comes up to 9 > inches tall and I use 12. Good idea though. > I think a binder with a pouch bubble over the stoma area would be good > idea. You just need a binder that does not over lap itself. Or you would > have to line up 2 pouches on the binder. The binder I use now over laps > itself, so I had to cut 2 holes in the binder in that spot. > >
