Mike,
Thanks for the input. I will try that tomorrow when my staples and stints come out and it will be easier to get to the stoma. I was lucky, my only attempt to change my bag was in the hospital, it lasted for one emptying and then the leak but I figured what went wrong. I called in a nurse and he SLOWLY and patiently showed me how to do it correctly. So I got a good example. The next change was at home with a home health nurse. He went very fast but again, I was able to look and ask questions so I am comfortable when I screw it up tomorrow. He actually took an Eakin shield , ripped it in half and rolled it up into a piece of spaghetti, put it around the opening on the bag and it holds perfectly and he used no stomahesive. Go figure. For some reason I was told to change my bag every 3 - 4 days, no reason why. Do you know why? Could it be because I am new or because of the temperature here. I will be getting 20 bags and 10 eakin shields each month.
I finally had my first nighttime accident, the tube on my bag disconnected from my night collection bag , but I caught it quickly, It seems that the connector on my night bag and my ostomy bag have different size connectors. I was able to acquire the adaptor that was used in the hospital. I hope my new supplies will fit together better!!!!!
So far I must be truly lucky. While I took 2 days to finally get out of bed and my first walk fas from my bed to the hospital door, I was walking the whole floor by the next day. I was able to get into a private room within hours of getting onto the hospital floor and my wife was able to stay with me for 6 days in the hospital. I have been relativly pain free since the beginning.
My supplier is a mail order company called Edgepark. Their name was the first on a list of suppliers my hospital gave me and the first name my insurance company gave my when I called for a list suppliers that they work with.
Tank you for your humor, knowledge and friendship