Posted by Mark L on 24/11/2010, 12:27 am, in reply to "New to the site"

Hi Mark, Welcome to the message board. A popular tip for flying is this: When boarding the plane, go into the toilets straight away to familiarise yourself with them, so you know what to expect for when the time comes. However, as you said it never used to be a problem for you Im not sure this will be of any help. Other things are to go before boarding the plane and to avoid caffine as they contain stimulants that give false urges on the bladder (or something similar!). An option worth considering is self catherisation, which I have used in the past with no problems atall. You can carry several in your pocket and use them quickly and its basically a gaurenteed way of being able to go. Having a catheter in your pocket takes a load off your mind and puts you at ease, meaning you may never need to use one. If you want to know more about this, I will find my post where I documented this from seeing my GP to using them. Im sure Andrew will be along soon to give some better advice in time for your trip back. Sorry I cant be of any more help, speak soon, Mark

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