DH's "appliance" failed in the wee hours of the morning; this was the first time he had a one-piece unit on and it came completely off. Our ostomy nurse put it on Friday so it held up quite well; in theory it should last 5 days or more. I put another one-piece on him early this morning and would like it to last as long as hers did. The nurse told us that years ago people were either house-bound or they improvised using whatever they could to contain the urine - including a tuna can! Something else we learned re the pouch and that is that it shouldn't be more than 1/3 to 1/2 full which means emptying it about every two hours. It's easy to empty (valve on the bottom) but it's going to take some time to adjust to how often it needs to be checked.Another nice warm day in SoCal. We've been so lucky this summer as far as the heat goes - on the whole it's been much more comfortable than last year. Last year they said that the 2007 summer would be a record breaker but it hasn't happened. It's nice to be outside and hear the leaves that have fallen off the trees rattling down the street. But the very best sign of fall? Pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks!
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