Ask general practitioner Maarten: Reusable catheters
Maarten Vasbinder lives in Isaan. His profession is general practitioner, a profession that he mainly practiced in Spain. On Thailandblog he answers questions from readers who live in Thailand.
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Dear Martin,
A friend of mine uses catheters because urinating is not easy anymore. That means 3 to 4 new catheters every day, which are thrown away again. Now there seems to be a catheter for sale in Thailand and Japan that can be reused with a certain gel.
Do you know that product and where could I get it?
With thanks.
Regards,
H.
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Dear h,
The place where they will know for sure is the “Urodynamic unit, Rehabilitation ward, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital”. They examined these catheters there at the time.
Sincerely,
Dr. Maarten
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