Abdominal surgery and diaper wearing

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I have severe urge incontinence which I have managed for a number of years by wearing a diaper 24/7. I'm going to be having surgery for an inguinal hernia in a couple of weeks. The surgeon has told me that after the surgery I might just continue wearing my diaper but possibly change more often than usual; or he could insert a Foley catheter for me to wear until I go in for my post-op checkup a couple of weeks after the surgery. I hate using a Foley catheter and am concerned about the danger of getting a urinary tract infection from wearing one for so long. I would much prefer to continue wearing my diaper, but I'm concerned that exposing the incision to urine might cause an infection. Has anyone had experience with this kind of situation? If so, what did you do and what was the outcome?

 

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I had surgery and had to wear a foley Cath for two weeks. I kept it clean and drained, and it went well. I don't think the likely hood of infection is high in a normal home setting.
Good luck!

 

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Have you considered an external catheter until you heal? I don't care for Foleys, and I don't really like external catheters either...but that might be the lesser of two evils in a short term scenario. I see the Liberty Med Ads all the time; maybe try them.

 

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I had the surgery on June 8. I took NoCans' advice and bought and tried out an external catheter beforehand. However, my surgeon ended up telling me that it would be OK to keep on wearing my diaper afterward. So that's what I've done. Everything has been fine. No signs of any infection.