Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 One of the men who has told of his experiences post surgery on the http://www.yananow.net site is Glen . He has some advice on how best to handle a bag, which you can find at http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/GlenL.htm#II It may help – sorry I can’t give any personally based info, but I didn’t follow that route. All the best Terry Herbert in Melbourne Australia Diagnosed ‘96: Age 54: Stage T2b: PSA 7.2: Gleason 3+3=6: No treatment. June '04: TURP. Mar '06 PSA 17.40 fPSA 23% My site is at www.prostatecancerwatchfulwaiting.co.za It is a tragedy of the world that no one knows what he doesn’t know, and the less a man knows, the more sure he is that he knows everything. Joyce Carey From: ProstateCancerSupport [mailto:ProstateCancerSupport ] On Behalf Of Reverend J. McVay, D.D. Sent: 04 May 2006 05:23 AM To: ProstateCancerSupport Subject: Depression Umm, I am not sure if this thread decreases depression by letting us laugh at some of the weirdness we believe, or deepens it by mirroring humankind's range of foolishness. Now I am back on a catheter with eight more days to go and that IS depressing. I have yet to find any good way to hold up a leg bag. As it fills, it drops. As it drops, it pulls. As it pulls, it hurts. Not the world's best signal to empty the bag. There's got to be a better way!!! And dare I mention the effect on my love life? I will leave the details to your imaginations. On the up side I have discovered a number of things I am allergic to, like latex and the adhesive on surgical tape. Ouch! Plus I can drink all the coffee I want without worrying about being in close proximity to a washroom. And no bladder calls disturb my sleep at night. Somehow the pluses don't add up to the minus. Suggestions welcome. Peace, K'sitew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 I had to have a catheter for a while after brachytherapy. I found the bag a real nuisance and after a while the gave me a " flip-flo " catheter. This had a little tap on it so I could use my bladder as the bag and just turn the tap on when I needed to have a pee. It worked very well for me except when I forgot to turn the tap off again and had to make a speedy exit to adjust my dress. The external tube was short and the tube and tap fitted in my underpants so there was no drag. I later moved on to self catheterising twice a day which was not quite so easy but was a stepping stone to discarding the catheter altogether. At least it meant that I could go running again. After several years it transpires that my bladder isn't emptying fully so I have been back on the self-catheterising regime again for the last four months. Everard In message ProstateCancerSupport writes: > One of the men who has told of his experiences post surgery on the > http://www.yananow.net <http://www.yananow.net/> site is Glen . He > has some advice on how best to handle a bag, which you can find at > http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/GlenL.htm#II It may help - sorry I can't give > any personally based info, but I didn't follow that route. > > > > > > All the best > > > > Terry Herbert > > in Melbourne Australia > > Diagnosed '96: Age 54: Stage T2b: PSA 7.2: Gleason 3+3=6: No treatment. June > '04: TURP. Mar '06 PSA 17.40 fPSA 23% > > My site is at www.prostatecancerwatchfulwaiting.co.za > > It is a tragedy of the world that no one knows what he doesn't know, and the > less a man knows, the more sure he is that he knows everything. Joyce > Carey > > > > _____ > > From: ProstateCancerSupport > [mailto:ProstateCancerSupport ] On Behalf Of Reverend > J. McVay, D.D. > Sent: 04 May 2006 05:23 AM > To: ProstateCancerSupport > Subject: Depression > > > > Umm, I am not sure if this thread decreases depression by letting us laugh > at some of the weirdness we believe, or deepens it by mirroring humankind's > range of foolishness. > > > > Now I am back on a catheter with eight more days to go and that IS > depressing. I have yet to find any good way to hold up a leg bag. As it > fills, it drops. As it drops, it pulls. As it pulls, it hurts. Not the > world's best signal to empty the bag. There's got to be a better way!!! > > > > And dare I mention the effect on my love life? I will leave the details to > your imaginations. > > > > On the up side I have discovered a number of things I am allergic to, like > latex and the adhesive on surgical tape. Ouch! Plus I can drink all the > coffee I want without worrying about being in close proximity to a washroom. > And no bladder calls disturb my sleep at night. > > > > Somehow the pluses don't add up to the minus. Suggestions welcome. > > > > Peace, > > > > K'sitew > > _____ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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