Stoma size may change significantly within the first year, having the tendency to shrink as the body heals. Keep in touch with your ET to insure your pouch is the correct fit. One more caution to keep in mind is that there may be a time when your body no longer tolerates its current appliance, no matter how successful it had been before. But have no fear, the market is inundated with products and surely there is something else that will suit you just as well. Let's be glad we are ostomates in the 90's who have the luxury of choice and variety of appliances rather than in the 60's and before, when choice was much more limited.
Skin rash is a common happening for many ostomates at one time or another.
If it clears quickly, it usually doesn't cause any problems with the adhesiveness of the faceplate. You are invited to join our mailing list and receive monthly issues of our chapter's newsletter via E-mail.