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[cripple]

hello, my name is iain, i am a 19 year old c5/6/7 and i have recently started a course at a new college. i had a terribly hard time trying to get help with emptying my leg bag as they wouldn't povide personal care. it eventually got sorted out and i can get help when i need it.

i was just wondering what people of the same level, that cant do there own bag, do at work and such?

[doublelibra]

Hi Iain, I actually use the big bedside bag, but hang the bag inside a cloth bag that I have with two sashes attached. We tie the cloth bag to my chair between my foot pedals on a part of the chair underneath. It is high enough to not drag on the ground. We tuck excess tubing into the cloth bag so very little tubing is visible. When I was at University, the nurse in Student Health emptied the bag if needed. I drink lots of water! This works so well I never mess with a leg bag. If they're full, they look more obvious than my method. It's like having one Popeye leg...not too subtle lol. doublelibra

[cripple]

doublelibra, on Sep 7 2009, 12:44 PM, said:

Hi Iain, I actually use the big bedside bag, but hang the bag inside a cloth bag that I have with two sashes attached. We tie the cloth bag to my chair between my foot pedals on a part of the chair underneath. It is high enough to not drag on the ground. We tuck excess tubing into the cloth bag so very little tubing is visible. When I was at University, the nurse in Student Health emptied the bag if needed. I drink lots of water! This works so well I never mess with a leg bag. If they're full, they look more obvious than my method. It's like having one Popeye leg...not too subtle lol. doublelibra

thanks for the idea but i use a small light weight manual wheelchair and i dont think this would really work for me.

thanks anyway!

[CR_L1]

Hi Cripple,

Don't know if it helps but Coloplast do Simpla Plus Knee bag,
it still straps to leg under clothing & is angle shaped at the knee & straps to your thigh, it holds 1500ml or they also do a syphon ‘self-emptying’ bag.

http://www.coloplast...15?OpenDocument

I often use a knee bag on days at the races & I think they work well.
The syphon bag may be better for you.
Hope it helps
CR

[edlee]

There was a recent thread about just this thing. I'm not particularly adept at the linking to other thread thing,,, but I'm sure there are those here who are.

It involved a device that would open the valve at the touch of a button. You just had to make sure you were somewhere appropriate,,,, a grassy area,, gravelled parking lot,,, dorm room of someone you weren't very fond of.
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