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From: Harry.London@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org (Harry London)
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Subject: Re: the art of external catheters
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Date: 16 Nov 90 15:18:32 GMT
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Somehow through almost a year of external catheters in good rehab
hospitals in-patient and out, nobody every really taught me how to
get the most efficiency (and dryness) out of them. I literally had to
figure almost all of it out on my own. Here are some things I
learned: (1) I could not use the kind of external with the separate 
adhesive and sheath. Caused excoriations. (2) I learned that you have
to knead the penis from bottom to top once the condom is on, I suppose to 
heat up the adhesive and make it stick longer. (3) The loop of the 
tube from the condom to the leg strap  is critical for me. If the
loop isn't just right there's a good chance of either kinking near
the source or pulling away where the condom meets the tube. (4)
Though the packages always say don't use more than 24 hours, I've
found I have to make a careful evaluation at bedtime to decide
whether to install a fresh one or not. (5) The brand that works
for me is Holister External Male Catheter. The leg bag and drainage
bag that work for me are by Conveen. Is this the kind of information 
you want, or are you looking for less basic stuff? I'd like to
read your article when it's published, or earlier if you like.

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