• Effectiveness

  Major (for neurogenic bladder)
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  A little hard to take

Dosage: As needed

Advice & Tips: I had a wonderful surgeon in my awesome urologist. He has devised a technique for this procedure wherein The pleasure is filled to capacity, and the whole is then placed low on the pubic bone. I highly recommend.

Cost: < $25 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Major (for urinary retention)
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  A little hard to take

Dosage: Daily

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for General health)
• Side effects

  Mild (infection, infected stoma)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: Daily

Advice & Tips: I decided to have a supra pubic catheter insertion because I couldn't get from my chair or bed to the toilet via hoist, in time. Nappy pads left me sore and anyway, I enjoy going out for ooh, hours on end. I don't want to be tied to within pissing distance of my hoist! it's sore I find myself prone to UTIs and infection of the stoma site. It necessitates more care regimes and faffing about but it gives me freedom and that makes it worthwhile