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Adaptive Pants and catheter leg supporting bags
Old_PA replied to sjaeger's topic in Incontinence - Medical
I have found the Rusch Belly Bag to be very comfortable. They are rather pricy here in Australia but last well if you rinse them out well after use. -
🙂 I use a light, mono filament, fishing line.
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I soak mine in an alcohol solution for 5 to 10 minutes then rinse with previously boiled water.
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Is the balloon inflated?
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I have only tried this once but it worked OK. The hole needs to be beyond the outer sphincter but not too far, maybe 5 or 6 inches from the inner tip. Be sure to avoid the filling line. My prostate has been removed so my measurements won't help. Yes, urine drains around it.
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When your stent is in place, do you actually feel anything? Can you feel that it is there? I have been experimenting on and off for years but until recently, with 'straight' designs. Having had the prostrate removed 9 years ago, a single 45 degree 'bend' is all that is needed to keep a stent it in place. First efforts are encouraging but further work needed.
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I don’t know how much experience you have with catheters. First time they irritate the lining of the urethra but very soon, the urethra accepts them and there is no problem. I use plenty of sterile gel. Catheters can drain into a leg bag or belly bag. A two litre night bag is great for a good night’s sleep. Draining straight into a diaper is said to be dodgy. I have successfully used a small attachment were the urine drains through a pin hole in a membrane of plastic wrap. The idea being that with urine constantly flowing in one direction, there is little chance of reverse flow. The one time I tried a one way valve, I got UTI. Another way to make a hole in a silicone catheter is to use a small twist drill, 2mm is adequate. If necessary, the surface could be smoothed with fine emery paper of maybe a flame. Fr14 is unlikely to be too big. Fr12 is very slow to drain. Good Luck!
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Spargano, five inches from the inner tip should be OK but it still might be inside the prostate and outer sphincter. You could try 6 inches. Give it a rest for a few days for things to settle down. The cuts in your holes may be a little sharp and need to be smoothed off somehow.
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Another thought is that a stainless sound might be a suitable tool to help keeping things clear.
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Old_PA replied to Tom92's topic in Incontinence - Medical
I use stents quite a bit, usually with Tena pull ups. Sometimes I need protection for just an hour or so. Here the thicker Tena mens’ pads or Depend guards are just fine, used with fairly close fitting panties. (I changed to panties 9 years ago to accommodate pads after a prostrate op.) Never had them move. -
There is urine trapped between the ‘hole’ and the plugged outer end of the catheter. This has not been an issue for me but then I never have it in place for more than a day or so. As the trapped urine is not exposed to air, bacteria may be slow to develop.
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Thanks for that. When I sleep with a regular catheter into a bag, I sleep well. When using the 'modified' cath, holey foley, with a diaper, I often wake with the sensation of a full bladder. Can't work that one out.
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Pretty well. I used pads for 10 weeks and on other occasions such as travelling when I think it might be wise. Passing wind with a full bladder is risky! Care needed. The big down side is total ED but it is worth it if you manage to get rid of the cancer. That was 9 years ago; so far so good. I am now soon 80.
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My inner sphincter and prostate were removed by robotic keyhole surgery going in through the navel after some prostate cancer was found 9 years ago.