http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/ STOMA CENTRAL INTERNATIONAL Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:35:53 GMT deb mccully http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3476 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3476 Dear Sir, I cannot imagine this happening especially in Canada, thank you very much for the information though. Best Regards, Deb To: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:10:27 GMT Robert Query http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3475 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3475 I don't post very often, but now I have a question to pose on a subject that will be of interest to Ostomates no matter what type of Ostomy one has. What would Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:38:45 GMT i_poof http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3474 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3474 Hi everyone - So sorry I have been missing in action for a while. After dear hubby passed away - I have been having issues with his family. They just will not Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:31:42 GMT sandara4_sci http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3473 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3473 lol, I wrote this message without my close up specs on, and that is why there is so many mistakes :-) Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:29:36 GMT sandara4_sci http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3472 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3472 Hi Vic, welcome to our group, glad you found us. I see you live in Canvey island. I dont live far from there :-) Im co-owner of our group with Linda and Sandy. Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:25:25 GMT sandara4_sci http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3471 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3471 Hi Vic, I live in the UK and my GP does not restrict the amount of bags he gives out to me. I think that sometimes we have to use more bags than others. I Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:19:01 GMT sandara4_sci http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3470 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3470 Dearest Sandy, its way past xma and new year now. I had a bad cold over the whole period and sstill suffering secondary chest infection, tryinig to get rid of Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:02:37 GMT sandara4_sci http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3469 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3469 Hi Cliff, Thanks for your posting. How are you? You would have had your surgery by now. Please let us know how your doing. I am fine apart from going through a Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:42:38 GMT VICTOR LAGDEN http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3468 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3468 Hi Sue & All,  At the moment I use two brands here in the UK One called Welland 'Free-Style' This is flushable, extremely comfortable with a good filter. I Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:36:23 GMT Susan Dahly http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3467 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3467 Vic,   What type of bag do you use?  The closed end or the drainable?   I use the drainable and I only get 20 a month.  I bought a few extra boxes many Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:04:20 GMT Sandra Achor http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3466 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3466 Hi Vic, I live in California, USA and my experience is that the number of bags your doctor writes for the Rx is only up to what your insurance company will Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:32:24 GMT Susan Dahly http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3465 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3465 I only get 10 bags, open ended, a month from my insurance which is Blue Shield of CA.  I use to only use 1 a week, but in the past year of so, I have used up Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:06:36 GMT i_poof http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3464 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3464 What type of ostomy do you have? I have a colostomy and urostomy. I go through 60 closed end pouches with the colostomy per month and 10 drainable for the Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:36:30 GMT vic http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3463 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3463 I'm a bit worried about how may bags I use, & if my GP has the right to cut-back on what I use. It doe's very, but at least 120 per month. Any Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:36:29 GMT VICTOR LAGDEN http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3462 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/stomacentralint/message/3462 I’m a bit worried about how may bags I use, & if my GP has the right to cut-back on what I use. It doe’s very, but at least 120 per month. Any