This sounds pretty trivial but I suspect it's going to be a bit of an expensive issue for me. So far since coming home I've been waring jogging pants as they are loose-fitting and haven't put any pressure on my poor wounded stomach but clearly I am going to have to wear some smarter trousers sooner or later.
I have always worn trousers with a pretty tight waist as I feel most comfortable in such but I doubt if I will be able to from now on. The stoma is just at the wrong height to make that simple. It's just too high to allow the whole thing to be just below the top of my trousers and if the trousers pinch just below the stoma then they will constrict the bag and are likely to lead to embarrassing leaks.
I have been advised that I may have to stop wearing a belt to support my trousers and instead use braces. I remember braces from when I was a little boy and I hated them back then so I am not happy that they are my future. How stupid will I look in a summer shirt, no jacket and damned braces???
The other thing is, of course, that I may have to replace all my current wardrobe by trousers with a size larger round the waist and that could cost time and money.
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