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- Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:25 pm
- Forum: general bladder discussions
- Topic: Clothing advice please
- Replies: 5
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Re: Clothing advice please
Thank you Rosy, I appreciate it. The op was pretty traumatic but I'll spare you the details. I don't think I can say I'm used to it exactly - there are so many different bags, valves, straps... Different advice from hosp nurse, district nurse, continence products supply company and Gp, they pass me ...
- Tue Mar 11, 2014 1:06 pm
- Forum: general bladder discussions
- Topic: Clothing advice please
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7205
Re: Clothing advice please
Thank you Rosy. Well I made it to the appointment! We put a draw sheet on the wheelchair in case of accidents and took spare clothes. We fed the Foley tube down through the leg of my pants and strapped it to the top of my thigh. I wore a long skirt and my husband rigged up a sort of hook arrangement...
- Thu Mar 06, 2014 5:41 pm
- Forum: general bladder discussions
- Topic: Clothing advice please
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7205
Clothing advice please
Hi, I was discharged from hospital last week with my first Foley and have been in bed ever since, so currently I am in nightclothes. Next week I have to travel in my wheelchair for a hospital appointment to discuss having a suprapubic. I feel a bit silly asking this, but I really have no idea and am...
- Thu Mar 06, 2014 4:57 pm
- Forum: general bladder discussions
- Topic: bath/shower and foley catheter and leg bag
- Replies: 1
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Re: bath/shower and foley catheter and leg bag
I see this is an old post but I just joined today and this is a question I had so it may still be of interest to someone. I only use a night bag at the moment - For showering I close the valve on my Foley and detach the tube. I have a separate strap to keep the 'dangly bit' (the visible bit of the c...