My experience with stents

[DiaperDisguise]

I think you could design a stent approximately 1.5" long,

[rainbowdash728]

I have been using stents for many years now and for me it's by far the

[Fakename4me]

6 hours ago, rainbowdash728 said:

Will this work?

https://www.esutures.com/product/0-in-date/101-bard-pv/264-stents/46242225-bard-inlay-optima-ureteral-stent-22-32cm-x-7f-788700/?gclid=CjwKEAjwydK_BRDK34GenvLB61YSJACZ8da3Pv0XjMH_2v_qDCRpbhk_-t0QnB24FtBCg20ZFqWKRBoCFYHw_wcB

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Nope.

[rainbowdash728]

Nope.

[cathdiap]

@rainbowdash728

[cathdiap]

This summer I found out it is also safe to go swimming in the sea or the swimming pool when I wear my

[Loveable_guy]

I would think swimming while using a stent could be dangerous. IE an open path to the bladder? As for wetting at the beach, hell yes. No one can tell.

[cathdiap]

On 13 oktober 2016 at 0:22 AM, Loveable_guy said:

I would think swimming while using a stent could be dangerous. IE an open path to the bladder?

I think my stent leaves the last section of the urethra completely closed. It only opens when a

[cuddlecups]

I appreciate the ideas so far but we haven't made much actual progress on ideas I could actually experience a stent given female anatomy. Come on boys.... Let's hear some creativity!!!

[submlmaid]

Why do you necessarily need a retrieval string? Couldn't you poke a hole at the end of the stent large enough for a small crochet hook to grab it and pull it out? In a perfect world I would see this as being a wire reinforced just to make sure the plastic didn't break. But with that kind of design the stent wouldn't need to be that long. Or am I wrong?

[Loveable_guy]

Some stents will migrate in to your bladder. This results in a trip the ER with a hefty cost. If the stent is short such as some of us are using you would not likely be able to reach past the natural curve we have.

[Ashley20]

There was some talk on here a while back regarding silicone sounds. I

[Creepymouse]

I bought the former, can't get it in. I may need a firmer "stretching" sound before I can try it again.

[cuddlecups]

I have never seen silicone sounds before and if they can be shortened it may jus be something to try.

[diapered 4 ever]

Woot!

[Supernova]

Congrats, that looks great and I bet it stays snug with all those ridges.

Which softness/bore size did you get?

[Fakename4me]

Cuddlecups, maybe something else from that catalog may help.

[diapered 4 ever]

On 2016-11-17 at 7:10 PM, Supernova said:

Congrats, that looks great and I bet it stays snug with all those ridges.

Which softness/bore size did you get?

[WinDan]

On Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 2:10 AM, diapered 4 ever said:

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Guess i should start a Silicone Nozzle 'tuning' thread.

Please do so!

I am thinking about getting one of these nozzles for me. Cause I am not 100% happy with my stent solution right now. It's OK, but I think I can do better.

Greetings, WinDan

[sunwutian]

It says you can insert up to 7" normally. If you insert the full 7" from a new one, but leave the barrel outside so you can take it right out, is 7" deep enough inside to keep the external sphincter open and result in basic incontinence?

Obviously one wouldn't keep the sound like that as it's an open channel to the bladder and could cause infection. But I would like to experiment with the feeling before attempting to try things like a fishing line retrieval cord and 100% insertion. I would only leave it in for a minute or two like that.

If not, how far do you have to push it past 100% inserted before it gets past the external sphincter? And you don't have to push it into the internal sphincter, since that one is involuntary anyway, right?

Which end

[Bobbyca]

I have used the http://siliconenozzles.com/SSND-GARTER-7-11mm-21-33Fr-Urethral-Sound-with-Barrel-Rib-Base-SSND-GARTER-7-11mm.htm and my experience has been that it doesn't get past the first sphincter even when i insert part of the barrel.

[Loveable_guy]

41 minutes ago, Bobbyca said:

I was in a panic and wondered how I was going to explain my predicament at the hospital.

[Jeanette64]

Cathdiap, that thing, leaking in the pool might not be too good as urine gets in contact with the clorine in the pool.

[babypat80]

Well, maybe i'll go down as one of the cautionary tales of a guy who didn't experiment with catheters and jumped right to a stent.

[cathdiap]

Could you please post some pics of your stent?