I am amazed by the fact that you guys use the 2000 cc bag during the day. I hide my bag in my leg rest bag my daughter made for me, cut a hole in the crotch area and down under my left leg to the bag which Velcros to my seat cushion so that it does not show at all.
But, I use a regular leg bag as I do not have that much output. I have not seen a physiatrist since my days in rehab in 1990 except for a couple of visits four years ago as we do not have any in the Reno area that work with an SCI. So I'm really going on what I've learned in 1990, but they told me to keep my intake between 2500 and 3000 cc daily and my output between 1500 and 2000 CC. So while I drink during the day I have learned to drink just a little bit at each time to remain hydrated but to try and balance intake and output. I very seldom have more than 900 CC's overnight, unless I have drunk too many margaritas the night before J, and 700 to 900 CC's during the day. Although I know the risk of developing kidney stones can be affected by the amount of liquid that one drinks, I also worry about flushing too many good things out of my system by drinking too much. Any thoughts on this? By the way, I haven't had a UTI that required antibiotics in the last four years. And over the almost 20 years I have only had three serious UTIs and they were all concurrent with other complications that I had. It's a darn good thing for me, because Reno is uniquely not equipped with many doctors that deal with SCI. Joan C4 complete 1990
