There is a new product that can help you get out and about in the world again, feeling secure and safe while wearing your catheter with a drainage bag attached to your leg. It’s called Freedom Belt™. When you are stuck wearing a catheter long-term, and you’re lucky enough to be ambulatory, it is possible […]
Is CathWear the best solution for leg bag management?
Review Of The CUBU (Comfy Urine Bag Underwear) – For Holding Up Your Catheter Bag
Are you still looking for a better way to secure your urinary catheter bag to your leg so that it doesn’t slide down or put dangerous and uncomfortable pulling pressure on your tube? Well, the CUBU, or “Comfy Urine Bag Underwear” may be just the thing for you. I was lucky enough to get one […]
Watch the Solar Eclipse Thanks to Freedom Belt™
You don’t have to let your catheter and drainage bag anchor you to your house. There are ways to be get out into the world with complete confidence and – well – “freedom.” Currently the best, most secure and comfortable way to take advantage of that freedom is with Freedom Belt™. I’ve written about Freedom […]
Tips For Avoiding UTI From Dr. Mario
If you have to wear a urinary catheter, then you probably already know that you need to change your drainage bag periodically. At least I HOPE you know that. If you don’t, stop reading this and change your bag! Another important thing to be aware of is that everyone wearing an indwelling catheter is likely […]
Tips For Holding Up Your Leg Bag From Dr. Mario
As I mentioned in the last post – Partnering With Global Medical Innovations And Freedom Belt™ – we have joined forces with Dr. Mario Torres-Leon and Dr. Justin Mandel. Advice from REAL doctors on how to make life with a catheter better for you and your loved ones! One of the most asked questions according […]
Catheter Valves Instead Of Bags
I’ve written about using a valve instead of a bag if you have a urinary catheter. See the post Using A Catheter Valve Instead Of A Leg Bag for more on that. I’ve really REALLY enjoyed using a valve at the end of my catheter rather than a bag. But the ever-present worry about infection […]
Using A Catheter Valve Instead Of A Leg Bag
[Update: Before trying this, ASK YOUR DOCTOR about it! It turned out that though one of my urologists said it was fine, my actual surgeon for my upcoming urethroplasty was upset about it. He said this is allowing my bladder to start putting pressure down the urethra again, which is NOT what he wanted. My […]
I Haven’t Really Need This Leg Bag!
I have had my catheter in for 3 months and all that time, have had a bag of one type or another attached to it. At night when I sleep, or when I’m sure nobody is coming over and I’m not leaving the house, I wear the bedside drainage bag (the Curity Covidien-Kendall). That’s the […]
Pants To Wear With A Suprapubic Catheter
I saw that someone had found this site by searching “pants to wear with a suprapubic catheter,” and I thought that was an excellent question, since I have been dealing with this myself. What type of pants you wear with a suprapubic cather depends on which bag you are wearing. With a bedside drainage bag The […]