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Some of our enlarged prostate patients tell us about their life and about using LoFric Catheters, please read their testimonials below, you can find other testimonials and user comments in the Testimonials section of the LoFric Homepage.
Tell us Your Story
If you would like to help others by providing your own story about how ISC and LoFric has helped you, please email select@astratech.com these may be published in our Select magazine as well as appearing in this section of our website. Your identity will remain confidential.
Testimonial One
My bladder was not working correctly as I was retaining a great deal of urine. I had an operation for enlarged Prostate after which the bladder did not work at all. I was fitted with a catheter, leg bag and a night bag hoping the rested bladder would eventually work again. This for me was not a happy situation as I was a young sixty-four! The prospect of no more swimming, no more wearing shorts and worst of all, no more sex, was the beginning of a nightmare.
After many visits to the hospital, each time involving removal of the catheter and drinking what seemed like gallons of water to kick start the bladder, (which did not work), then replacing the catheter and coming back the next month, I decided to see a consultant privately. He told me there was nothing that could be done to make the bladder work again, but he could improve things for me. He recommended IS and Astra Tech LoFric catheters, which I now use all the time.
You must hear this all the time, but I would like to thank you and your product for changing my life.
Testimonial Two
I was diagnosed with prostate cancer at the end of 2001 after having no symptoms other than needing to empty my bladder a lot at night. I had three months of radiotherapy during which time I went into retention and started doing ISC, which I was told would be short term. It turned out that the radiotherapy burnt my bladder, which as well as causing blood clots, meant that my bladder nerves were ruined and I would have to catheterise forever.
ISC was difficult at first and I had a few accidents, but now it is amazing and fits into my life easily. As I have no feeling of needing to empty my bladder, I monitor my fluid intake and keep an eye on the time. I found LoFric Hydro-Kit II to be ideal and very useful when I am out of the house.
Testimonial Three
I have suffered with terrible problems including prostate cancer, shortness of breath and all sorts of ailments for the past ten years. I was told to catheterise as I have strictures (narrowing of the urethra), but was not happy to have to do this. Since I read Astra Tech’s Select magazine, I now understand the importance of catheterising and why it has to be done – I now feel like a different person. I am thrilled and really grateful to the Select Magazine for so dramatically changing my life.
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