User Stories
While friends and family can be very supportive, it can be helpful to learn from other catheter users. Our user stories aim to provide hints and tips about how other catheter users have learnt to take control of their bladder issues.
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Leanne: Finding joy in sport as a wheelchair user
Living with a disability can be hard but it can also be beautiful, and I wouldn’t change it for the world.
Read moreLeanne: Finding joy in sport as a wheelchair user
Living with a disability can be hard but it can also be beautiful, and I wouldn’t change it for the world.
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Chloe: Coloplast products help me live my life to the fullest
I tried ALL the brands and settled on Coloplast SpeediCath® Eve because they are the most comfortable and the easiest to use. I really like how they are so small, and the triangle shape stops them from rolling off the counter.
Read moreChloe: Coloplast products help me live my life to the fullest
I tried ALL the brands and settled on Coloplast SpeediCath® Eve because they are the most comfortable and the easiest to use. I really like how they are so small, and the triangle shape stops them from rolling off the counter.
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Sharon: My journey to self-catheterization
If you’re just starting out, please be kind to yourself and know that there will be a learning curve, but it does get easier. Soon, self-cath will become second hand to you, too!
Read moreSharon: My journey to self-catheterization
If you’re just starting out, please be kind to yourself and know that there will be a learning curve, but it does get easier. Soon, self-cath will become second hand to you, too!
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Anthony: Gaining my independence and freedom back with SpeediCath®
At just 17 years old, I sustained a spinal cord injury because of a swimming accident, which left me a wheelchair-bound quadriplegic on July 7th, 2013.
Read moreAnthony: Gaining my independence and freedom back with SpeediCath®
At just 17 years old, I sustained a spinal cord injury because of a swimming accident, which left me a wheelchair-bound quadriplegic on July 7th, 2013.
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Brianna: My Journey from Nurse to Patient
A four-second choice from a stranger changed my life forever.
Read moreBrianna: My Journey from Nurse to Patient
A four-second choice from a stranger changed my life forever.
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Meet a user: Dina
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Meet a user: Ralph
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Brittney's User Story
I was ashamed that I didn’t know how to self-cath and embarrassed that I was a teenager who still needed my mom’s help to go to the bathroom.
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I was ashamed that I didn’t know how to self-cath and embarrassed that I was a teenager who still needed my mom’s help to go to the bathroom.
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Shailynn's story
I am a catheter user who relies on quality products from Coloplast to put my anxiety to rest.
Read moreShailynn's story
I am a catheter user who relies on quality products from Coloplast to put my anxiety to rest.
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Samantha: How to live well on wheels
When Samantha was involved in an accident, which left her paralysed in a wheelchair, she had to learn how to adapt to a new normal.
Read moreSamantha: How to live well on wheels
When Samantha was involved in an accident, which left her paralysed in a wheelchair, she had to learn how to adapt to a new normal.
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Cody: How catheterization has changed my life
Being introduced to catheterization has openned up a lot of new opportunities and relationships that wouldn't even be on the table before.
Read moreCody: How catheterization has changed my life
Being introduced to catheterization has openned up a lot of new opportunities and relationships that wouldn't even be on the table before.
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Ardra: There is a better way, there are solutions
It didn’t take me long to get used to using catheters…Before I knew it, using a catheter was as easy as using a tampon, and just as discreet.
Read moreArdra: There is a better way, there are solutions
It didn’t take me long to get used to using catheters…Before I knew it, using a catheter was as easy as using a tampon, and just as discreet.
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Jim: Don’t give up or give in
Using external catheters has allowed me to be more active. I am now able to get back on my bike with no discomfort.
Read moreJim: Don’t give up or give in
Using external catheters has allowed me to be more active. I am now able to get back on my bike with no discomfort.
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