My mom has been having trouble with her stoma lately. It appears that the stitches may have broken after surgery...causing it to not heal correctly. Now it is swolen and red and bloddy and raw. The surgeon says he isn't going to do anything to it because it is not permanent. In the meantime my mother has to deal with constant discomfort. Not to mention that the surgeon hasn't even looked at the stoma since the surgery. My mom seems to be having such a hard time with the colostomy bag and the stoma. I would be too. She seems down. I would be too. I wish things could be easier.