Securing PD catheter?

[Dotty]

Hi All.

How do you secure your catheter's?

I have tried the belt but found it irritating and now been using micropore tape just to stick it to my tummy. However after keep changing it 4 times a day it's now becoming sore.

So, ideas would be very welcome.

Thanks

Dotty.

[Grey]

Hi I use me pore. Luckily it does not affect my skin. I use one over the exit site and a second securing the tube so that it cannot accidently get hooked and pull on the tube. But then I only change the plaster once a day on apd

[Adam]

I used tape. I don't recall the brand names, but I had a papery type (blue writing on the inside of the roll) and a more fabric/gauze type (green writing). I preferred the latter as it was less irritating. I found changing the area where you apply the tape could help.

By the end of my time on CAPD, I just used to stick the loose end in my left-hand trouser pocket. It didn't pull much on the exit wound on the left side of my belly.

[Dotty]

Hmm I did think about putting it in my pocket but was worried about it catching,

Will try some different tape and see if that helps.

Cheers

Dotty

[chrisb]

when I had my PD tube the nurses gave me "netty knickers" which were very fine washable netted knickers from which they cut out the gusset and left a band under which you placed the tube and then put ordinary knickers on top

[MandyV]

My team showed me how to use another small dressing with two slits cut in it which you could loop the tube through, this meant that you could get away with only changing the tube loop one every couple of days as long as you kept it clean and dry.

[rheaybou]

i used a large and small mepore dressing in rotation to give the skin around the exit site a breather, also moved the position of the dressing arond so the exit site was not always central to the pad.

Paper tape and mepore tape to fix the tube, again I moved the position and somethimes put the tape over the main dressing. The cuff will ensure it is never pulled out of your body, the skin grows onto theat and makes a secure anchor! I would prefer tape and the belts are also useless and ugly, whoever designed them has never had PD dialysis!

[Fabrette]

Hi Dotty- I didn't get on with the tape either- felt like I was pulling skin off with it every time- I use Micropore dressings but I buy knickers that have a wide stretchy lace waistband- I find the end of the tube is held there quite securely tucked in the waistband and is much more comfy than extra dressings or tape- I've had my PD tube in 3.5 years now and have coped really well this way.

Denise xx

[Dotty]

Thanks Denise, that's what I have been trying the last few days and it's so much better. I'm using tape only at night now .

Dotty