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[Edinburgh Colin]

I've been trying various samples of Intermittent  Catheters available to see what could be the best or possible change for me and though I'd do a wee (sorry, Scottish slang, not a pun) poll to see what you the viewer uses?

You can vote for more than one as some are good for home and others better for outside.

If you use something not mentioned then post the name.


This is just for us and before you ask, no I'm not going to give you £25 or US$25 sorry.

[RaginTurtleHead]

Coloplast but IDK if it is any of the ones you mentioned above

[cathie]

speedicath compact when I go out and a mixture at home such as unomedical and pennine, basically what ever works out cheapest if I'm buying or what my continence nurse can order through the hospital.

[airart1]

we have different brands over here, bard is what i use the most, but there the disposable single bag caths.........

[Edinburgh Colin]

a wee bump. come on folks takes 10 seconds

[Edinburgh Colin]

Bumping this thread as it's been a while and we have a few new members and I'd like to see if they have any comments.
EC

[qbounce]

I don't use the self-lubricated ones as they're too slick for my grip, but I use Coloplast IC's. Also, I use the sheath as a funnel directly into the toilet, so I don't have to worry about catching it into a bag or urinal. No muss, no fuss. (Except for gelling the tip, of course).

[Clive]

I use onimedical CH16 53cm, have done for 25 years. Add ky for lubricatuion (I don't need them to be quite this long!). Does it make a big difference what you use?

[Tinbasher]

ASTRA Lofric hydrokit.

[furrytractor]

Lofric Hydro Kit. Attached bag is so handy.
Coloplast indwelling caths for sport and travel.

[airart1]

apogee is pretty good ones too, i think, but they started sending me Cure cath systems, which are about the same, i like them, and some of the proceedsgoes to a cure foundation......

[Millard]

Coloplast, Self Cath Plus, hydrophilic. I have used many different but this one is not too stiff and is very slippery.

[Chococat]

Coloplast speedicath compact

[Edinburgh Colin]

Coloplast speedicath compact

Hey Choc do you get those provided, no cost on your NHS prescription? Are you Greater Glasgow and Strathclyde NHS Region?.

[Tetracyclone]

Appogee in the US, is most comfortable for me.


When i can get them from Taiwan:


Cliny Self Catheterization Set

I vastly prefer Cliny for comfort. They are for 6 month use.

What I hate are round toilets as they do not offer enough room in front for the female to self cath (at least us ho also pee.)

[munkypoop]

I wasn't sure which one it was because it doesn't say. It is one of the 1st options. It's all in a bag, all sealed inside the bag. You push the hose out and it automatically lubricates it as the hose comes out of the bag and into the urethra. The urine goes up the hose and into the bag. And then when you're done you push the hose back into the bag. The and then there is a valve on the bag to empty it. Oh yeah and the bag is packaged in another package that contains wipes to sanitize and clean area and gloves. Your hands never come in contact with anything.

[ksheja]

I voted for Coloplast Speedicath, although I am not sure that is the correct name for what I use. I use a Coloplast Self-Cath straight tip without connector female urinary catheter (reading off the box).  I use it while on the toiet 4-6 times a day.  In combination with the drug Ditropan, it makes urination the least troublesome aspect by far of my SCI. 

 

In rehab, I was taught to catheterize in bed with a floppy, long red rubber catheter and a kit including Betadine swabs, gloves, etc., using a mirror.  Very time consuming, very difficult (leg spasms, trying to prop a mirror to see what I was doing, spasms knocking over the urine container, etc etc., and I was still incontinent because my bladder held only 50 cc.  After a year of a Foley, I had a bladder augmentation procedure and started using the female catheters on the toilet.  Big improvement in quality of life.  I do need Ditropan XL.  It does not completely eliminate incontinence, but reduces it to a few times a month.  Without it I would need diapers.