Re: [QUAD-L] Painful Question

[DeLiMiTeD4]

I use to love those holisters! Suddenly about 10 years ago i became allergic to them, or the plastic they r made from. My skin blistered on contact with latex of that type. Talk about gruesome. anyway, a tip,, when u get up in the chair(that's where my condoms usually came loose) use a turkey baster or syringe that will shoot water through the line and into the leg bag. This primes the line and opens that d%^& flap in the bag. Where the top of the bag meets the line there can be no distortion or twist as this helps that %&*$ flap stay shut. The line must enter the top of the leg bag flat and straight. A small piece of tape fixes this problem. In bed, make a loop in the bag line beside you so slack doesn't hang below the bed bag. I call this a gravity loop and it even makes an indwelling catheter more comfortable as it eliminates back pressure from the line. Any back pressure and my thingee turns into a scared turtle and the condom is history. This way you can live with a mild adhesive because you get a vacuum in the condom that holds it on. Let me know if I can be any help. 30 years has taught me a few tricks about not peeing everywhere.   I hope I'm being helpful or at least entertaining?   john   In a message dated 3/18/2006 10:27:30 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mark...   Before putting the condom on, I apply a skin preparation called "Skin-Prep" that helps protect your skin.  You must make certain that the "Skin-Prep" is completely dry before putting the condom on.   I also use the Hollister Extended Wear condoms.  They have adhesive that keeps them in place and can be worn for several days if you do not have to do intermittent catheterizations.  They are more expensive but can be worn twice as long.  Less changing should lessen the potential for skin damage.  I have actually had minor skin problems heal while wearing them.  I also cannot recall the last time I had one leak or come off, something I could never say about other brands I have tried over the last eighteen years.   Hope this helps...   Steve From: QuadPirate [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 11:24 AM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Painful Question To all the men that use a condom cath. Have you ever had a problem with the cath pealing your skin off (ouch! ouch! ouch!)and what did you do to insure it didn't happen again?     Mark