- So, I made a joke in one of my recent videos about doing
a what's in my stoma bag, and that it would just be shit.
Because in my actual stoma bag, there is a stoma
and some stools, or as it is called, output.
But then I got thinking, and realised that I could
actually do a what's in my stoma bag video that
wouldn't involve me showing you my poo.
This is my stoma care bag.
Yay.
And then, this is my day to day travel one.
To be honest, this is gonna be more of a test to myself
to be able to go through the products and talk about
what they actually do, because some of them
I'm still unsure about (laughs).
Let's do this.
First of all, this is my stoma care bag.
It's from Charter.
Let's start with the stoma bag itself.
So, I am currently using these ones
which is the Coloplast Sensura Mio.
I have to have a convex bag,
which means that it sticks out slightly.
I see my stoma nurse, like, every two weeks at the moment,
and so far every time I've been to see her,
I've needed to change bag, because it's too big,
too small, it's leaking, da da la da.
This is what I'm currently on, and so far, it's good.
This one agrees with my body.
So this is what I mean by convex, like this sticks out
so it's not like, flat against your body.
And at the moment, I cut mine to
the maximum, the 33 millimetres.
Fold it like this, doo doo doo doo.
And then there's some Velcro,
and then these flaps come across.
Boom, boom, boom.
And then there's some Velcro in here that it folds up to.
And the other thing I like about these bags is that
there's also some Velcro here, so you can fold it all the
way up here, which is good for if you're
showering with the bag on, and sexy times.
Okay, that's the bags.
We have lots of them.
This is what is on top of my toilet.
But actually, in my bathroom there is a whole box of even
more supplies and just boxes upon boxes of these.
Next up is hygienic dry wipes.
So these are what I use when I change the bag,
and what I use to clean the stoma with.
When I'm just emptying, getting just wiping this bit down,
I just use kitchen roll, but I use these nice, soft ones
for actually cleaning the stoma.
Next, we have hygienic tie close disposable bags.
Da, da, da, da.
So these are literally just black rubbish bags.
So when I'm changing the bag, everything goes in here.
The old bag, dirty wipes, everything.
And then you tie it up and you shove it in the bin.
Next we have barrier film wipes.
These are to protect your skin from
output or from, like, the adhesive.
I have a bit of red soreness on my skin,
that's like just around the stoma.
It was because I was wearing a bag that was too big for me.
So I just used this on that.
Ooh, next we have medical adhesive remover spray.
So, because it's like stuck to my body,
peeling off is really difficult.
But this, just a (imitates spraying),
and it just comes right off.
Except, don't do that 'cause you'll spray poo everywhere.
Not ideal.
It also has a little zip pocket here.
Inside my zip pocket, I have a pen, two pairs of scissors.
I don't like these ones.
These ones are much better.
And then, some templates so you can like, measure.
Measure your stoma.
In the early days, your stoma changes size quite a bit,
so you have to kinda keep track on that
'cause you don't want to be cutting your hole too big,
because then the skin can get sore and you also
don't want to be cutting it too small,
because then it goes on your stoma.
I've been learning so much, guys.
Next we have elastic tape.
Now these are like half moony things if you need
just a bit of extra support on the sticky bit.
I think I'm getting this right, these are kind of like
just in case I don't feel secure in how the bag
is sticking down I'll put them on to be like, it's safe.
Next I have this pot, which I haven't had to use yet,
but basically what you do is fill it with water,
and then you use that to dip the wipes in
to clean around your stoma.
And that's basically in case you are in a situation
where you're changing your stoma bag and
you're not in like, arms reach of a tap.
Say if you're in a disabled toilet,
and you're changing your bag on like,
the baby changing unit, the tap is on
the other side of the room behind you.
Fill this up first, and then pop it
down next to you so you've got some water.
More disposable bags.
And, last but not least, a mirror.
Da, da, da, da.
Look, that's you.
Ooh, there we go.
Aay.
I haven't used this recently, but at the beginning
this was super useful, because before I could stand up
over the sink and change it and clean it, I was basically
too weak to stand up for like, five minutes.
So I would change the bag whilst
I was sat on the toilet lid.
And whilst I was sat, and just because I was a lot more
physically weak then, I couldn't see underneath my stoma.
So now I stand in front of the sink and there's
a mirror right here, and so I can see underneath the stoma
so I can just make sure everything's cleaned under there.
For when I was sat down, this was super useful.
Okay, that's this big bag.
Let me repack that.
Bag one, done.
Next bag.
So, this is basically what I take in my handbag
with me when I'm out and about for the day.
Whilst I was still quite immobile, I asked Dan to get me
a bag for all my stoma stuff from Boots, and this is
what he picked up, and I love it.
So, good job boyfriend.
All right, in here what we have, is we have one bag
already cut just in case I need to change it whilst I'm out.
The only reason why I'd have to do that
is if it like, leaked or something.
Always have a spare bag on you.
And then, I've got the adhesive remover spray
in case I have to change it.
And then again, this is just the stuff for the change
if I needed to do it, so the wipe and a bag,
soft wipes, a little spray bottle of water.
Aay.
Then, I also have some kitchen roll for just when I'm going
to toilet and doing an empty, so I can wipe it down.
And then (laughs) these are nappy bags.
So my mum told me to pack a nappy bags, so I haven't
actually used these yet, but the idea is that if I'm around
a friend's house and I'm emptying my bag,
what I do is I can't flush the paper towels.
I like, wipe them, and then put
the pooey paper towels in a bin.
When it's in my own home, fine.
But if you're leaving pooey paper towels
in somebody else's bin.
In public toilets it's fine, because they have
sanitary bins, so all of that can go in there.
But if it's your friend's bathroom bin, especially if they
don't have a lid, it's just like, an open bin.
So my mum got me these.
Put your pooey (laughs) kitchen roll
in a nice, scented nappy bag.
Also in here, I have a thing to clip on your clothes to
help get your clothes out of the way whilst you're changing.
I've not needed to use this yet 'cause I've
not done a change like, in a public bathroom.
I've done all my bag changes
whilst naked in my own bathroom.
And then, I have this, which I also haven't used
and I wasn't told I was given it.
I just found it in the bag, but the hospital gave it to me,
and I'm assuming it's a radar key, which means that
I can unlock certain disabled toilets that are locked.
People with disabilities get radar keys.
Technically, I'm not classified as disabled, but I'm allowed
to use disabled toilets like people with stoma bags
are allowed to use disabled loos.
So, that's handy.
And then the last thing that I've got in here
that I need to fill out is my travel certificate.
So basically, when I'm taking all of my equipment on
a plane, this is my, I need these things,
please don't throw any of them away, special card.
I also have another special card that
I keep in my purse, which is this.
A no waiting card, and basically is something that I can
show to people to be like, I need to use
your toilet facilities urgently.
And it says, the holder of this card has a medical condition
which requires them to use a medical appliance.
Let me use your toilet.
The only annoying thing about this is that so far, day to
day, realistically, I've only needed the paper towels.
And if I was only having to carry paper towels with me,
that wouldn't take up a lot of space, but it's like just
in case I'm out and public and I need to do a bag change,
I have to carry all of this other stuff with me.
And, I can like, now no longer use, like my
tiny handbags when I'm out and about.
But to be honest, I also always carry
a bottle of water and a book with me as well, so.
Big handbags to fit all your colostomy needs.
That's it.
Was that interesting?
I don't know.
But I very much enjoyed organising this stoma bag,
'cause I have like all of the other bits that
have gone in the cardboard box, and so I've
been like, okay, what do I need in here?
And then what can go in the cardboard box?
It's just all very exciting, wow.
Just the small joys in life at the moment, huh?
Cool.
Well, thank you for watching.
Hope you enjoyed this video.
Please give it a little thumbs up if you did.
And let me know what's in your stoma bag.
I'm now just like, awaiting all of the comments
to just say, poo, shit, output, stool.
So many different words out there for poo.
Thanks again for watching.
Don't forget to subscribe, because I'm making
new videos every week, and I'll see you soon.
Bye.
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