Seeking 2-Hole 32 French Catheters for K Pouch

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fman
Nov 24, 2024 2:32 am

Does anybody have a line on 2-hole 32 French catheters? My wife has a K Pouch and we need these catheters, and our supplier has apparently gone out of business.

warrior
Nov 24, 2024 3:46 am

Oh, that really sucks!

I have never seen these available at CVS or Walgreens.

Usually, mom-and-pop pharmacies have these things.

Can you get them from your hospital pharmacy? Do you need a prescription for that?

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fman
Nov 24, 2024 3:59 am

Trying to keep from going through the hospital, insurance doesn't cover them.

warrior
Nov 24, 2024 4:06 am

I understand. Have you tried Amazon? Google will send you off to another planet😁. They have to be out there somewhere.

Coloplast?

Hollister?

Convatec?

Might carry them too, but I could see conflict since avoiding insurance, or insurance won't pay rather.

fman
Nov 24, 2024 4:26 am

None of the big pharmaceutical companies carry them anymore.

 

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Megs
Nov 24, 2024 11:14 am

I don't understand why they don't. Surely insurance should cover everything. Why is money so important when people are suffering? It's just not good enough. I despair.

fman
Nov 25, 2024 6:08 pm

Found some at Marlen

30fr 2 hole 24"

34fr 2 hole 24"

38.00 a piece

They are softer than the regular catheters 

warrior
Nov 26, 2024 12:03 am

That's great news! How long do they last?

fman
Nov 26, 2024 12:50 am

Don't know, haven't got them yet.

My wife uses them 24/7, can't afford another slipped valve. She normally gets 2 or 3 months out of 1.