Posted by Andrew on 9/11/2009, 3:56 pm, in reply to "Re: Planes"

Hi Adrian Good to hear from you. About flying; search the forum using the term "plane"; there are two threads on pages 3 and 4 (I think) which contain first hand experiences. It seems to boil down to: 1. being able to self-cath; just having one in your pocket takes away so much stress that users find they often can pee without using one. 2. Valium and alcohol: not recommended but works if you are careful with the dose 3. Desmopressin: suppresses generation of urine: obviously only for short term use and I assume you have to restrict fluid intake. My strong recommendation is for you to go to your GP and explain that you get "urinary retention" when in a plane toilet; please could he arrange for you to be shown how to catheterise yourself and to presccibe you catheters. These are specially designed one-time use disposables, self-lubricated, and may men and women swear by them. Then attend one of our workshops and start to get on top of this. Like others have. Hope this helps; do get back to me with any further queries best Andrew

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