I have been wearing shorts and Capri's since my injury (nearly 14 years ago). The first 6 1/2 years I was cathed and had snaps put in the seam of my shorts/pants to make it easier to cath and then in 2000 I had the supra pubic surgery and started using a 32 oz. regular leg bag wearing it across my belly inside my shorts/pants. So in other words, I don't use the extension tubing to wear the bag down by my leg. The bag is just connected to my catheter and lays across my stomach inside my pants and shorts. I try to wear elastic stretch pants and shorts so the bag has room to fill up. It never fills up all the way when I'm out and about because I empty it before I go out and then empty it when I get home. And if I need to I can empty it into a toilet in a accessible bathroom if I'm out and about and it gets too full. I purchased the belly bag you guys are talking about, but did not like it because it actually was a lot more poochy (if that's a word, lol) and was like a fanny pack inside my pants and actually made my quad gut look even bigger. So, for me the regular leg bag works fine as a belly bag across my stomach and I do not have any problems with it, with the tube in a loop, which goes a little uphill to drain into the bag. The only time I've had problems with it is when the tube is bent and is not in a good loop for the urine to flow through easily. So those of you who want to try wearing shorts might want to try a regular leg bag before purchasing the belly bag. It does make the belly look a little bit bigger when it fills up some, but I think it's worth it to be able to wear shorts and Capri pants.
Corie C5, incomplete, 14 years post on 7/18 ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [email protected] Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 2:00 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] SHORTS, SWiMMIMG & Bellybags The original belly bag, as I remembered it came from somewhere in Texas and it was 1/4 moon shape. It fitted under shorts and swimwear, above the pubic area. Back then I believe they used one stretch strap to hold it in place. It held just enough... before you had to empty it. It was more practical then the standard leg bag if you want to create an impression. And it was reusable. I see that today there have been changes, but they still seem to work. Hope this helps, but visit their website for more information. Best Wishes In a message dated 7/13/2007 3:52:59 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: is there surgery involved? Is this used with a regular indwelling foley? these are probably stupid questions but i don't understand how it works. i'd love to wear shorts again. diane ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get a sneak peak of the all-new AOL.com.
