Coloplast Sensura Mio is the one that was really bad on my skin...the whole wafer was painful and itching where it attached to my skin. Plus, it was so stiff that it poked me above and below when I sat, and formed even more red welts on my skin. (My colostomy stoma is high up on the descending colon.) So, the Hollister wafers are not as bad because the edges are flexible and bend with me.
There are two things making contact with the sores: the inside edge of the wafer where it's cut, and the Cera Ring that goes between that and the stoma. When I remove it to change it out, there is blood along the edge of the inside of the wafer and on the Cera ring...and constant pain from the sores.
A week after I was released from the hospital, I had my annual skin cancer check with my dermatologist, and she said that Ultravate would work for my adhesive/plastic allergy from the products, so yes, I've consulted with a dermatologist.
Oh, and my home health nurse IS a stoma nurse, and deals with them all the time. However, I live in a rural area, and we don't have the best health care around here, and it's difficult to find good doctors (especially primary care doctors; I'm on my 5th one in 8 years because they keep retiring or leaving.) So, there's that.
I may request samples from other companies, but my ostomy nurse just discharged me today and put in my long-term order with Byram based on what I'm using now. So, I guess if I find something else, I can contact Byram.
Thanks for all the suggestions on what to try...keep 'em coming!! And thank you...
