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Painless Removal of External Male Catheter? (ouch)
Ever since my first contests and XC flights I have been wearing an
external male catheter. Putting these things on is easy. Taking them off is another matter altogether. I know they have to be sticky or they might fall off at an inopertune time but jeez-la-wheez they sure can stay stuck and are a literal pain to remove. So what is the secret to pain-free removal of an external male catheter? Any other advice on usage is welcome. - Anonymous |
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Painless Removal of External Male Catheter? (ouch)
A little bit of baby powder on the, eh, attachment point will make
removal easy. Don't put too much on or it won't stick enough. John Cochrane BB |
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Painless Removal of External Male Catheter? (ouch)
Take it off in the shower or wet it a bit.
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Painless Removal of External Male Catheter? (ouch)
John,
I, too, have used talcum powder with success. However, for some reason, I stopped using it. Probably because I just forgot to bring it with me. Since, however, I've found the catheter comes off easily enough (usually) after a hot day in the cockpit. Sweat some while flying (you know, when you're down low and can't find a thermal) and it will come off without to much wailing and gnashing of teeth. Of course, YMMV. Ray At 21:42 25 April 2006, Bb wrote: A little bit of baby powder on the, eh, attachment point will make removal easy. Don't put too much on or it won't stick enough. John Cochrane BB |
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Painless Removal of External Male Catheter? (ouch)
Really now, just be a man...
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Painless Removal of External Male Catheter? (ouch)
Not all catheters are the same. Last year I ordered a bunch from Zee
Medical. After trying the first one, I returned them all. The adhesive was WAY too aggressive! I then ordered the ones I had been using- Standard Care from Mentor Corp. (Available from Quality Medical Supplies (www.qualitymedicalsupplies.com). Item # 76-9400. These are the 35mm size- other sizes are available. Price was $1.13 ea. in quantities of 100. Over $100, they pay shipping. The adhesive is not as tough to remove as the silicone catheters from Zee. I thought I was going to have to regularly replace non-replaceable equipment with those:-). All is well now. |
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Painless Removal of External Male Catheter? (ouch)
The secret is the same as the secret for removing bandages. No, not
Acetone--not *there*! The secret is counter-traction. Gently lift a bit of catheter from the skin-(the last bit is not adhesive coated), then pull the catheter material gently towards "off", while gently pulling the skin towards the body. No need to pinch it, just a bit of thumb pressure and pull toward the body. Stay close to the catheter with the skin thumb, and as the catheter comes off, advance the thumb incrementally. A deep breath helps! Hope that helps. -- Hartley Falbaum DG800B--"KF" "ContestID67" wrote in message oups.com... Ever since my first contests and XC flights I have been wearing an external male catheter. Putting these things on is easy. Taking them off is another matter altogether. I know they have to be sticky or they might fall off at an inopertune time but jeez-la-wheez they sure can stay stuck and are a literal pain to remove. So what is the secret to pain-free removal of an external male catheter? Any other advice on usage is welcome. - Anonymous |
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Painless Removal of External Male Catheter? (ouch)
I tried several brands and settled on Holister because they're easiest
to remove. I found the Mentor to be the worst -- way too aggressive adhesive. Yowza! (I did appreciate their free samples though.) ~ted/2NO |
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http://www.vitalitymedical.com/Vital...front/EN/Produ
ct/URO6400?GCID=C13064x004 I must not be as masochistic as you guys...one try with the sticky ones, and I did a search and found velcro reusable straps...verrrry much better, no removal issues. |
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Painless Removal of External Male Catheter? (ouch)
ContestID67 wrote: Ever since my first contests and XC flights I have been wearing an external male catheter. Putting these things on is easy. Taking them off is another matter altogether. I know they have to be sticky or they might fall off at an inopertune time but jeez-la-wheez they sure can stay stuck and are a literal pain to remove. So what is the secret to pain-free removal of an external male catheter? Any other advice on usage is welcome. - Anonymous - After a couple of seasons of using non-adhesive male catheters, I ordered some with adhesive and when the arrived in the mail, promptly tried on.....it took the next 40 minutes or so to remove it! Needless to say this was a scary experience. I called my sister-in-law, who is a nurse, who after a few minutes of laughing, told me she'd find out what they used to remove these things at the hospital. The answer is a product called "detachol" (www.detachol.com). Available wherever you are sourcing the catheters. A small amount on a q-tip will make removal painless and easy. Most flights I don't seem to need it, but when I do, I'm sure glad I have some in the car! Dave |
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