Painless Removal of External Male Catheter? (ouch)

Aw, just leave it on for the whole contest; what with
the high price of petroleum products these days, etc.
And think of the saving of space in the land fill!

You might also try vice grips; there's a couple of
ways these can be used -- for removal, or instead of.
(OK to dangle a preposition in this thread?)


At 23:00 25 April 2006, Hl Falbaum wrote:
The secret is the same as the secret for removing bandages.
No, not
Acetone--not *there*!
The secret is counter-traction. Gently lift a bit of
catheter from the
skin-(the last bit is not adhesive coated), then pull
the catheter material
gently towards 'off', while gently pulling the skin
towards the body. No
need to pinch it, just a bit of thumb pressure and
pull toward the body.
Stay close to the catheter with the skin thumb, and
as the catheter comes
off, advance the thumb incrementally. A deep breath
helps!

Hope that helps.

--
Hartley Falbaum
DG800B--'KF'

'ContestID67' wrote in message
roups.com...
Ever since my first contests and XC flights I have
been wearing an
external male catheter. Putting these things on is
easy. Taking them
off is another matter altogether. I know they have
to be sticky or
they might fall off at an inopertune time but jeez-la-wheez
they sure
can stay stuck and are a literal pain to remove.

So what is the secret to pain-free removal of an external
male
catheter? Any other advice on usage is welcome.

- Anonymous