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When you got your catheter out, what did you wear?

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naimnut
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Posted 6/2/2007 4:23 PM (GMT -8)
The nurse practitioner who met with my wife and I before I was released from the hospital advised us to just get the cheapest possible cotton pads. "Go to the dollar store just get some cheap old style kotex. After all, you're just gonna throw 'em away."

Well, looking at the shelf in the grocery store, I had a lot of second thoughts about her advise. I kind of thought "prepare for the worst and hope for the best". That would mean getting some kind of total undergarments.

So, those of you who have been down this path before, what is your advice? What did you wear? What is your advice?

Naimnut

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kw
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Posted 6/2/2007 5:02 PM (GMT -8)

    Naimnut,  It's great that they are that optimistic about you drying up.  You might get one pack of the cheapest men's pads and take a few with you to your cath removal depending on how far you live from there.  If you do dry up quickly your not out much.

   good luck,

  kw

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kw
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Posted 6/2/2007 5:04 PM (GMT -8)
about clothing, I just wore sweat pants but it was winter when I went.
KW
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hawkfan75
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Posted 6/2/2007 6:46 PM (GMT -8)
I would advise to get the small package of a men's pad to wear home from the doctor's office.  I have to admit, that I purchased some complete undergarnments plus the men's pads, and I over did it.  Quickly I was able to switch to a women's smaller pad and then lose them altogether.  I have a collection of the undergarnments and big men's pads stored away for when I hit 90!

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lawink
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Posted 6/3/2007 6:35 AM (GMT -8)
Naimnut - First off, when it comes to pads, the men's ones are of course contoured to fit a man's body, with most of the absorbancy in front. This is more practical, more comfortable, and also less likely to leak.

Bob had both pads and undergarment pull up type for protection. At first he wore the pull up with a pad secured inside. The pull up was seldom wet, however it was there in case . ..especially at night. The thought of wearing only the pull up and no pad didn't seem feasible as every dribble would be felt as it found it's way to wherever it ended up (seemed more diaper-like to us both) With the pad in place it caught anything in a more comfortable manner.

Start with the smaller packages until you know what your situation will be like. The pull ups Bob used at night for quite awhile and any unused ones went straight to the garbage. Small price to pay for the knowledge of knowing they are no longer needed.

Good luck and keep us posted.

;o) Linda & Bob
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Joes411
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Posted 6/3/2007 7:04 AM (GMT -8)
I wore big loose basketball pants, they are sort of like nylon sweat pants gut there is no elastic at the leg bottom. These also came in handy when I went out with the leg bag during the week for a walk while I had the cath in. I bought a bunch of pads and diapers and as mentioned above never used the pull over diapers. I used the pads (serenity male guards) for a while as security even though I did not need them. They made my crotch a little warm but were shaped for a man and did not chaffe. If you go with the pads it is best to use jockey type under shorts to hold the pad in place. The jockey shorts work well for me now for absorbing the occasional stress leak.

Cheers,
Joe
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Mike A
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Posted 6/3/2007 7:38 AM (GMT -8)
Naimnut,
I used the Serenity for men's pads. They were comfortable and hold a lot. Hopefully they will hold more than you will need, but they are wide like a baseball cup, and give you much more "coverage area" up fromn than a standard woman's pad.
I also wore sweat pants - loose and comfortable!
Hope this helps,
Mike
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