I posted recently about my husband's incontinence and that he was now becoming doubly incontinent. I mentioned that we were waiting for a call from the continence nurse.
Well she telephoned last week and said that as he was now having problems with bowel movement that the pull-ups they supply were no longer appropriate. She said she would send a sample of what they now recommend, which is pants and pads, with a larger pad for night time. She said to try them and then let her know how I coped with it.
They arrived yesterday, a pair of pants and 3 pads and 1 large pad. I thought today would be a good time to give it a go. So first thing this morning I helped him take off his pyjamas and then took away his soiled pull-ups and put on the new pants and one of the pads. I helped him with his t-shirt but left him to put on his trousers and jumper. I like to get him to help himself as much as he can. I went to the kitchen to make our morning cuppas.
While I was missing he had unknown to me gone into the bathroom, removed the pad and tried to have a bowel movement. He then had pulled up the pants and gone and sat in the lounge. Well he doesn't do well when he does it himself and ends up with poo on his hands. This morning I then had to clean up his hands, the basin in the bathroom, the floor, the furniture in the lounge, and his new pants (oh and him of course). So he's back in pull-ups.
Unless I take him to the toilet every time, which I can't guarantee to as he tries to be independent, this is going to keep happening. I know he's going to have a problem with getting it on his hands and consequently anything within reach, but having it with just the pants and no pad is not going to work.
I can't see him getting used to using pads. He's just going to remove them each time.
What do I do?
Well she telephoned last week and said that as he was now having problems with bowel movement that the pull-ups they supply were no longer appropriate. She said she would send a sample of what they now recommend, which is pants and pads, with a larger pad for night time. She said to try them and then let her know how I coped with it.
They arrived yesterday, a pair of pants and 3 pads and 1 large pad. I thought today would be a good time to give it a go. So first thing this morning I helped him take off his pyjamas and then took away his soiled pull-ups and put on the new pants and one of the pads. I helped him with his t-shirt but left him to put on his trousers and jumper. I like to get him to help himself as much as he can. I went to the kitchen to make our morning cuppas.
While I was missing he had unknown to me gone into the bathroom, removed the pad and tried to have a bowel movement. He then had pulled up the pants and gone and sat in the lounge. Well he doesn't do well when he does it himself and ends up with poo on his hands. This morning I then had to clean up his hands, the basin in the bathroom, the floor, the furniture in the lounge, and his new pants (oh and him of course). So he's back in pull-ups.
Unless I take him to the toilet every time, which I can't guarantee to as he tries to be independent, this is going to keep happening. I know he's going to have a problem with getting it on his hands and consequently anything within reach, but having it with just the pants and no pad is not going to work.
I can't see him getting used to using pads. He's just going to remove them each time.
What do I do?