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Reply to "Going at work or public bathroom"

Going to the restroom at an office building or other public places is the one time I wish guys carried purses. I never needed to irrigate to go to the restroom in a reasonable amount of time, but cleaning the catheter was a problem. When I was young and did whatever was necessary to have a normal life, the way I cleaned my catheter was not pleasant. I did this for over 25 years and then was able to move my work home and one of my big motivations was to not have to do the things I did for so long.  Not feeling good about the process of going to the restroom in public toilets is a real limitation to living with a pouch!! I have had a wonderful life and having the pouch (47 years) instead of the alternative is a major reason. However to say living with a pouch is easy if you want to do everything you would with a normal system I don't feel is anywhere near true. I also don't like how undependable my pouch is unless I do very stringent things with my diet. So many times I have to go to the restroom 45 minutes after just going. I am so grateful that a wonderful doctor referred my to the Mayo Clinic a ling time ago, but the pouch definitely wears me down too.   

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