So Mom has been doing better these days. She met with the stoma nurse therapist recently. It seems to be working out with the new two piece colostomy bag. This new bag has a protective barrier between her skin...and well.....her poop. She said the people were nice at the stoma clinic. I was a little annoyed to learn that her surgeon had not even looked at the stoma with his own eyes since the day of the surgery. AND...she has seen him twice since her surgery. Argh...surgeons! Fortunately for him and her.....this new bag seems to be working out and she appears to be happy with the stoma nurse therapist. They gave her a new type of bag..and some anti-sting spray...etc., etc. She is still seeing the visiting nurse too. Yesterday she had a CT Scan...............I think they are just looking around to make sure evrything is ok. I'm glad they did this...she was so sick when they did the surgery that the first scan wasn't very good. They also found some blood in my Mom's urine.....I hope this is nothing. Mom might be going back to work soon. Recently we signed up for a low-fat, high fiber diet class at the local Whole Foods Market. I hope this will give us some information on how to eat for a healthy colon.