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I have about 1.5 boxes of yellow latex 14fr catheters and almost a full box of silicone catheters (~15 latex, ~8 silicone) which are all past their expiration date by over a year (2019/2020 expiry). Is there a way to make them safe for use without trashing almost $100 worth of Foleys? I also have two expired but unused BellyBags as well. Is there any danger of using an expired but not re-sterilized BellyBag with a sterile or resterilized catheter? -
I was curious if anyone here has ever used a Foley catheter and a diaper together, with the catheter draining into the diaper. I tried this several weeks ago but after I cath'd and padded up, I started scouring the Internet for references to the practice and found that it's practiced for infants sometimes but it's highly discouraged for older children and adults due to the almost 100% chance of getting a UTI. After reading that, about 45 minutes after getting ready for bed, I immediately went to the bathroom and removed the Foley. I'm wondering if anyone here practices the Foley draining into a diaper and what if any problems have been experienced as a result. As many here may already be aware, urinary catheters, both intermittent and Foley are available from many sources in the USA (online), without a prescription (despite there being an "Rx only" requirement.
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I'm trying again to go the catheter route to become incontinent. So far I'm on my forth day, and so far no problems. The catheter I've inserted is a fr18 silastic foley catheter draining into a closed urinebag. No signs of UTI, maybe because I'm taking a daily dose of d mannose, and cranberry pills, plus making sure to drink more, than normal to flush the catheter. The testimonials say, that bladder shrinkage becomes irreversible after approx 6 months, others mention decades before it becomes permanent, some say the bladder will return to normal again, when the catheter is finally out, and despite now having a smaller bladder, that it will slowly resume old practice, and expand to accommodate more storage. So what are people's experiences using catheters to become incontinent? Is incontinence permanent, or only for a brief period, when the bladder has shrunk and maybe the sphincters from being held open from the catheter for a long time?