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I've been using condom catheters every day for about 2 months now. I started out using the Coloplast Freedom with Aloe. The problem I found was, even though I would apply a skin prep (made by Smith and Nephew), they would be very difficult to remove after being on all day. (I sleep in Depend pull ups.) I had noticed an obscure post saying that the original Coloplast Freedom Clear without Aloe were much easier to remove. So, I went online and found some without Aloe, ordered them, and they are much much better, I will say they are 50 times better for me, as the ones with Also would sometimes take me nearly a hour to remove and clear up all the sticky adhesive on my penis, and on my hands. I still use the Skin Prep in the morning and let it dry, before putting the condom catheter on. Then, when I remove it at night, it rolls right off, dry with no adhesive getting on my fingers.
I use a leg bag and tubing by Hollister that fits on the inside of my leg between the knee and ankle. The tubing can be cut to length with scissors, and it's soft, light and flexible. The bags come with a wide (1 inch I think) straps that do a great job of holding the bag in place.) To drain the bag, I go to a toilet, raise the seat and flip the lever on the valve down 90 degrees to open. It's a 15-20 second operation.
I am in this state because a urologist here in NC apparently did something wrong last March during a GreenLight procedure to reduce the median lobe (BPH). It left me so incontinent that if I'm standing or walking, the bladder drains totally. So a pullup/diaper is really wet in no time at all. I flush the bag at night, wash the tubing with a bit of alcohol and hang it to dry overnight. Before I finally worked out this arrangement with the non-Aloe catheters, I was at my wits end, changing Depend pullups and cleaning 8 to 10 times a day.
I use a leg bag and tubing by Hollister that fits on the inside of my leg between the knee and ankle. The tubing can be cut to length with scissors, and it's soft, light and flexible. The bags come with a wide (1 inch I think) straps that do a great job of holding the bag in place.) To drain the bag, I go to a toilet, raise the seat and flip the lever on the valve down 90 degrees to open. It's a 15-20 second operation.
I am in this state because a urologist here in NC apparently did something wrong last March during a GreenLight procedure to reduce the median lobe (BPH). It left me so incontinent that if I'm standing or walking, the bladder drains totally. So a pullup/diaper is really wet in no time at all. I flush the bag at night, wash the tubing with a bit of alcohol and hang it to dry overnight. Before I finally worked out this arrangement with the non-Aloe catheters, I was at my wits end, changing Depend pullups and cleaning 8 to 10 times a day.
