Painless Removal of External Male Catheter? (ouch)

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

A little bit of baby powder on the, eh, attachment point will make
removal easy. Don't put too much on or it won't stick enough.

John Cochrane BB

Take it off in the shower or wet it a bit.

John,

I, too, have used talcum powder with success. However,
for some reason, I stopped using it. Probably because
I just forgot to bring it with me. Since, however,
I've found the catheter comes off easily enough (usually)
after a hot day in the cockpit. Sweat some while flying
(you know, when you're down low and can't find a thermal)
and it will come off without to much wailing and gnashing
of teeth. Of course, YMMV.

Ray

At 21:42 25 April 2006, Bb wrote:
A little bit of baby powder on the, eh, attachment
point will make
removal easy. Don't put too much on or it won't stick
enough.

John Cochrane BB

Really now, just be a man...

Not all catheters are the same. Last year I ordered a bunch from Zee
Medical. After trying the first one, I returned them all. The adhesive
was WAY too aggressive! I then ordered the ones I had been using-
Standard Care from Mentor Corp. (Available from Quality Medical
Supplies (www.qualitymedicalsupplies.com). Item # 76-9400. These are
the 35mm size- other sizes are available. Price was $1.13 ea. in
quantities of 100. Over $100, they pay shipping.
The adhesive is not as tough to remove as the silicone catheters from
Zee. I thought I was going to have to regularly replace non-replaceable
equipment with those:-). All is well now.

Mark628CA wrote:
Not all catheters are the same.

Yes, I have found that they fall into two categories, the kind that
don't stay on, and the kind that don't come off. After too many bad
experiences with the ones that don't stay on, I've switched the the
ones that don't come off.

Doug Haluza wrote:
Mark628CA wrote:

Not all catheters are the same.


Yes, I have found that they fall into two categories, the kind that
don't stay on, and the kind that don't come off. After too many bad
experiences with the ones that don't stay on, I've switched the the
ones that don't come off.


Cheaper that way. ;-)

Shawn

Mark628CA wrote:
Not all catheters are the same.

Yes, I have found that they fall into two categories, the kind that
don't stay on, and the kind that don't come off. After too many bad
experiences with the ones that don't stay on, I've switched the the
ones that don't come off.

Mark628CA wrote:
Not all catheters are the same.

Yes, I have found that they fall into two categories, the kind that
don't stay on, and the kind that don't come off. After too many bad
experiences with the ones that don't stay on, I've switched the the
ones that don't come off.