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Originally posted by Mentalist:

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Originally posted by PuppyDooDoo:

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Originally posted by Mentalist:
Go to your GP and ask for a second opinion and he can refer you to a different surgeon. If that doesn't work, if you can afford it see a surgeon as a one off private appointment then get back on the NHS with him.

Problem is I don't have the time to right now. I have exams all this month and next month, and I don't know what to do because I don't know if my baseplate will hold out the 3 hours I'm in the exam let alone the hour travelling there and back. All I can do is hope it doesn't get worse and if it does, get my doctor to sign a form to say I had to miss them and to let me do them in July.

Dr's will see you when you want to when you go privately, you should be able to get an appointment any time that fits in with you.

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Originally posted by cologne1:

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I have a colostomy bag, the ulcer is under my baseplate, next to my stoma.

What about you GP surgery puppy? Can they not give you better advice? I found that after I had a drain into my lung, the scar wouldn't heal, but the nurse was very good, explained it all to me and sorted it out.

I've seen 3 doctors, 2 specialist nurses and 1 normal nurse. So far, no one knows what to do.

It's something to do with the body over-compensating and creating a sort of lip around the wound without closing it. I think he was right about leaving it open because air will help to dry it out. I can't think about the practicalities in your case, but is there a possibility of it being exposed to air at all, even just at night maybe?

At night would be worst, without the baseplate there is nothing to collect the ummmm, doodoo. The longest I can go is about 2 hours and thats only after not eating for 6 hours so there's nothing to come out, and sitting around with one hand over something to cover the stoma.

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Originally posted by Mentalist:

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Originally posted by PuppyDooDoo:

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Originally posted by Mentalist:
Go to your GP and ask for a second opinion and he can refer you to a different surgeon. If that doesn't work, if you can afford it see a surgeon as a one off private appointment then get back on the NHS with him.

Problem is I don't have the time to right now. I have exams all this month and next month, and I don't know what to do because I don't know if my baseplate will hold out the 3 hours I'm in the exam let alone the hour travelling there and back. All I can do is hope it doesn't get worse and if it does, get my doctor to sign a form to say I had to miss them and to let me do them in July.

Dr's will see you when you want to when you go privately, you should be able to get an appointment any time that fits in with you.

The only danger with that is being accepted back for NHS treatment. She would need to thoroughly check that it didn't exempt her for further NHS care for this condition.

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Originally posted by cologne1:

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Originally posted by PuppyDooDoo:

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I have a colostomy bag, the ulcer is under my baseplate, next to my stoma.

What about you GP surgery puppy? Can they not give you better advice? I found that after I had a drain into my lung, the scar wouldn't heal, but the nurse was very good, explained it all to me and sorted it out.

I've seen 3 doctors, 2 specialist nurses and 1 normal nurse. So far, no one knows what to do.

It's something to do with the body over-compensating and creating a sort of lip around the wound without closing it. I think he was right about leaving it open because air will help to dry it out. I can't think about the practicalities in your case, but is there a possibility of it being exposed to air at all, even just at night maybe?

At night would be worst, without the baseplate there is nothing to collect the ummmm, doodoo. The longest I can go is about 2 hours and thats only after not eating for 6 hours so there's nothing to come out, and sitting around with one hand over something to cover the stoma.

I'm sorry puppy, I'm obviously clueless when it comes to your problem, I just thought the air thing is the way to go if you have a chance for that.

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It seems incredulous to me you cant get any flippin help Puppy..
I have no idea what too suggest, which makes me feel so sad..

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It seems incredulous to me you cant get any flippin help Puppy..
I have no idea what too suggest, which makes me feel so sad..

Don't be sad, people who have been to medical school have no clue either. I will nag my way to good treatment eventually. My stoma nurse wanted a call, so I will see if she can get me back in with my surgeon quickly.

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And he was clueless. He looked at the ulcer, poked it, squeezed it and made it bleed. Then told me to leave it in the open air, despite the fact that it is impossible. As he didn't know what to do he just said 'see you in a year' and sent me off. This morning I changed my baseplate and looked at the ulcer, and it is infected again. I now have no more of a clue what to do.

Is it a leg ulcer?.My late mum was diabetic and they were a booger to treat,they just wouldn't heal properly.

I remember reading some kind of honey was supposed to be good,I can't remember what it was called,maybe Google it.

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Originally posted by kattymieoww:

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Originally posted by PuppyDooDoo:
And he was clueless. He looked at the ulcer, poked it, squeezed it and made it bleed. Then told me to leave it in the open air, despite the fact that it is impossible. As he didn't know what to do he just said 'see you in a year' and sent me off. This morning I changed my baseplate and looked at the ulcer, and it is infected again. I now have no more of a clue what to do.

Is it a leg ulcer?.My late mum was diabetic and they were a booger to treat,they just wouldn't heal properly.

I remember reading some kind of honey was supposed to be good,I can't remember what it was called,maybe Google it.

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PUPPY - i wonder if a liquid diet for the day would allow you to open your Stoma and allow the air to get to it??

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Originally posted by kattymieoww:

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Originally posted by PuppyDooDoo:
And he was clueless. He looked at the ulcer, poked it, squeezed it and made it bleed. Then told me to leave it in the open air, despite the fact that it is impossible. As he didn't know what to do he just said 'see you in a year' and sent me off. This morning I changed my baseplate and looked at the ulcer, and it is infected again. I now have no more of a clue what to do.

Is it a leg ulcer?.My late mum was diabetic and they were a booger to treat,they just wouldn't heal properly.

I remember reading some kind of honey was supposed to be good,I can't remember what it was called,maybe Google it.

a few people mentioned it in my poorly thread next door. But i can;t remember either