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Where to Purchase Extra Ostomy Bags

Posted by Jeanne Lowry on January 29, 2015 under Ostomy Care | Be the First to Comment

While a certain amount of ostomy bags may be available and covered through your insurance, Medicaid or Medicare there’s always a set amount of bags you can receive per month. If your stoma requires more changes than what the insurance company deems “normal,” or if you just like to be prepared with extras, TotalHomeCareSupplies.com is the place to order more bags. Additionally, we offer other ostomy supplies. And they can all be shipped right to your door.

On our site, you can find bags from Hollister, ConvaTec and Coloplast, along with bags specifically for urostomies. We also have skin barriers, flanges, ostomy belts, odor eliminator drops and more.

We’d love to hear about what ostomy items you purchase from TotalHomeCareSupplies.com here, or you can leave a review on our product pages. Thanks!

Ostomy Blog Love

Posted by Jeanne Lowry on January 2, 2015 under Ostomy Care | Be the First to Comment

Happy New Year, everyone! To kick off 2015, a year in which an estimated 134,000 new stomas will be created, we thought we’d take a look at a few of our favorite ostomate blogs.

Ostomy Outdoors
Heidi’s ostomy surgery is now four years behind her, and her life is so active and “normal” that she completely forgot her “stomaversary” this year, something she used to celebrate. To her, that means she’s now in place she wanted to be almost immediately after getting her surgery, a place where her stoma, Wilbur, isn’t on her mind every day. Heidi’s posts about traveling, hiking and other intense outdoor adventures will inspire everyone to get out there, no matter what!

The Stolen Colon – Living Beautifully with an Ostomy
Stephanie is also very active: she’s a triathlete and runs half-marathons on a regular basis. Her stoma surgery is more recent, at about two and a half years, but she is also very comfortable with the changes it has brought to her life. She gives lots of great advice about life with a stoma, including what to wear, how to troubleshoot ostomy bag problems and more. And she’s always very honest about her feelings about her stoma.

OstomyChic
This blog is written by a professional women who’s ileostomy is a little higher than what most people have. This makes dressing a bit of a challenge – but one that she’s up to! While she doesn’t post very often these days, her clothing advice is timeless.

We’d love to hear about more ostomy blogs that we could highlight in upcoming posts! Please let us know of yours or one you read in the comments below.

ConvaTec 022771 ActiveLife Transparent One-Piece Drainable Pouch

Posted by Brooke Phillips on October 24, 2013 under Ostomy Care | Be the First to Comment

Activelife 1 Piece Drainable Pouch on sale now at TotalHomeCareSupplies

The ConvaTec ActiveLife® One-Piece Drainable Pouch is a simple, lightweight and flexible ostomy system that combines a Stomahesive skin barrier and transparent pouch into one easy-to-use unit. The ActiveLife transparent drainable ostomy bag has been designed for maximum comfort and extended wear time, making it a trusted ostomy product among nurses and patients for over two decades.

This 12” drainable pouch comes with a cut-to-fit skin barrier and tape collar. Its durable, one-sided comfort panel is designed to be odor-proof and rustle-free for maximum discretion. The ActiveLife transparent drainable pouch can be used with a traditional tail clip, and it comes with a standard wear Stomahesive Skin Barrier to help protect the skin against semi-formed to formed stool. These CTF drainable ostomy pouches will fit stomas from 19mm (3/4”) to 64mm (2 1/2”) in size. For more Activelife one-piece drainable pouch options, click here.

Convatec ActiveLife one-piece drainable ostomy bags are sold in boxes of ten:

SQ 022771 CTF for stomas 3/4 to 2 1/2 inches 10/Box $38.03

Most of our products ship the same business day the order is placed from the closest distribution center. You can expect reliable, fast, discreet shipping on all orders, and free shipping on all orders over $40. For more ConvaTec products and ostomy supplies, visit the TotalHomeCareSupplies web store.

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