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Suprapubic Catherer and Thermal Wear

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yoshiro67881
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I previously inquired about wearing thermal with SPC and leg bag and night bag. There was very little discussion on this subject, therefore I want to relate my experience.  I traveled to Norway in February and cruised the Norwegian coastline from Bergen to Kerkines. All in all I spent 12 days using thermals.  Before I left I altered my thermals at the knee area, with a slit in order to be able to expose the leg bag emptying valve and the strap.  This allowed emptying the bag with no need to undress to empty bag. To be able to use the night bag I made a small hole on my pajama at the knee area in order to insert the tubing thru and connect to the catherer. Theses alterations worked very well for me. Also to deal with wet trousers pants cuff, I altered my a Denim with a zipper on the leg bag side.  My seamstress put in a 16inch zipper. 

There was some comment that the extra warmth created by the thermal may lead to infection at the stoma. I did not experience any problems. 

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