Hi everyone, Fuzzbutt here again. I’m Ostomyland’s furry mascot and I often like to bring you my ostomy top tips, and my pick of the message board posts. And now, I’m pleased to be able to say I’ve got a whole new feature – my favourite member blogs! Although the blogs have only been active for a couple of weeks now, we already have some excellent Ostomy related blogs developing, and there’s one in particular I’d like to tell you about.

Janet Mitchell is posting a blog about her daughter Charlene’s journey through Crohns and her new diverting Ileostomy that was performed on September 11th 2009. To date their blog has featured stories about dealing with the highs such as successful showering; positive appointments with doctors; her first journey on the school bus for many years, and more … But she also talks about the lows too such as nighttime nausea and so on.

12 year old Charlene is an inspiration to us all, but her Mom is equally as important in this story, as the blog also focuses on the trials and tribulations of being a parent to a child with an Ileostomy.

Useful Links:
Janet & Charlene’s Blog
Ostomyland Member Blogs Section
How to create your own blog on the board
NB: You need to be logged into our message board to access the blogs. If you aren’t already a member registration is free and easy.

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Hey folks! Fuzzbutt here again with another one of my top tips but this time instead of being a top tip about physical care for your stoma and ostomy, I’m offering you a digital tidbit for your consideration!

Try as we might here at Ostomyland to be the only Ostomy site you need, we do realise that we dont have all the information for all sections of society or for all countries. And this is what my top tip is about – where to find information/support on the topics you need from other ostomy sites!

If you are looking for information about Ostomies, be it on rarer or specific aspects of an Ostomy lifestlye, or even your common-or-garden topics then you could do far worse than to visit Ostomy Links.

Ostomy Links has just been given a brand new makeover but continues to aim to provide links to as many, if not all, the many various Ostomy websites, MSN/Yahoo Groups, single-pages and full blown Ostomy communities on the net. Whether you are looking for info on rare health conditions that lead to a Stoma in their treatment, or specific less-featured lifestyle aspects of Ostomy support such as Gay and Lesbian Ostomate support groups, or the desire to find a support group in your local area wherever in the world you may be, then you really should give Ostomy Links a visit.

Useful Links:
Ostomy Links – http://www.ostomylinks.co.uk
Ostomyland’s Own Web-Links Page

Hey Folks! Fuzzbutt here again. I’m Ostomyland’s furry mascot and every so often I like to share some of my top tips with everyone.
This month I want to tell you about another useful section in Fuzzbutt’s Corner over on Ostomyland’s Message Board.

My Support Organisations in your country forum has a growing list of Non-profit Organisations in your country, which give advice and support to ostomates – including health and health-related issues as well as ostomy groups themselves.

If you want to join a group, why not take a look to see if you can find something in your area? If you’re already part of a group you are welcome to post in that section too, letting others know about it! And if you can’t find anything local to you post a question – someone may be able to help!

Take care everyone, I’ll see you next time with another top tip!

Hey Folks! Fuzzbutt here again. I’m Ostomyland’s furry mascot and every so often I like to share some of my top tips with everyone.
In the last two months I’ve been talking about my ‘Pick of the Posts’ section which is in Fuzzbutt’s Corner over on Ostomyland’s Message Board,

This month, why not visit my Helpful Articles and Resources forum where you’ll find a Collection of Articles giving advice and support relevant to Ostomates. There are articles written by Ostomyland Members as well as external sources.

Take care everyone, I’ll see you next time with another top tip!

Earlier in the year, as part of our Fuzzbutt’s Top Tips feature, we made a post which tried to list as many websites and organisations that we could find which offered subsidised or free ostomy products to people in need.

This week we heard from Ostomy Angels which is a new website offering free products to people unable to afford them for just the price of shipping and handling, and so they have been added to the posts listings too.

Based in the USA (Austin, Texas) you can make a donation to Ostomy Angels, or find out more details about this service by visiting their website.

Links:
Ostomy Angels: http://ostomyangels.com/
Our Original Post: Fuzzbutt’s Top Tip #5: Help with Ostomy Product Costs

NB: Ostomyland is not responsible for content outside of it’s own ostomyland.com/.org domains, and any services featured on Ostomyland are used at your own risk.

Hey Folks! Fuzzbutt here again. I’m Ostomyland’s furry mascot and every so often I like to share some of my top tips with everyone.
Last month one of my tips was to check out my ‘Pick of the Posts’ section over on Ostomyland’s Message Board.

This month, why not visit my Past Ostomy Polls in that section and add your vote? You’ll find a range of ostomy topics – and you can even add your own comments!

Take care everyone, I’ll see you next time with another top tip!

Hey Folks! Fuzzbutt here again. I’m Ostomyland’s furry mascot and every so often I like to share some of my top tips with everyone.
This time my tip is to check out my ‘Pick of the Posts’ section over on Ostomyland’s Message Board.

Why not visit my Ostomy Reference Posts and see some of the most popular or unusual topics? You’ll find information and ideas on a range of ostomy topics – and you can even add your own comments!

Take care everyone, I’ll see you next time with another top tip!

Hey Folks! Fuzzbutt here again. I’m Ostomyland’s furry mascot and every so often I like to share some of my top tips with everyone, and this time my tip is for people who do not get their products for free on a country-based health insurance scheme (like the NHS here in the UK), or any other private health insurance scheme.

Ostomy products are not cheap and its been a long time since spending a penny, actually cost a penny (…or less). Some products can be incredibly expensive, especially the latest or newly launched product ranges.

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Hi there folks! Fuzzbutt here, I’m Ostomyland’s furry mascot and I’m back with another one of my top Ostomy-related tips.

It’s summer time! Hurray! The weather is nice (if you’re lucky and don’t live in the UK!) and the family want to go out for the day to the beach or something. But, what about caring for your ostomy while out? This can be a particularly big hurdle for new Ostomates to overcome as they often fear the pouch coming off and not being able to care for it outside their usual home-based comfort zone. But it needn’t be a huge hassle and mass panic to gather together any of your supplies to take with you, and you need not be so worried about caring for the stoma outside the home.

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Hi Everyone! Never fear, fuzzbutt’s here! I’m back with another one of my top tips for you.

There are LOTS of Ostomy products manufacturers, making many different styles and ranges of Ostomy pouches, flanges, creams and lotions etc. Most, if not all of them, offer a free sample service via their freephone customer helplines. And so, my top tip is that when you first get your Ostomy, don’t presume that the pouch the hospital sticks on you, is the pouch you have to use for the rest of your stoma’s life. So long as the doctor is OK with it, why not try out as many different products as necessary until you find the one that is best for you.

This advice is good for long-term ostomates too. If you’ve been using the same product for years and years, give some of the new ones a try too, as thanks to new technologies and manufacture techniques you may find a product that is even better than the “old-faithful” brand you’ve been using for so long.