It's really not that big of a deal to carry or empty it yourself unless you have severe mobility issues. I never used the leg bag until I went back to have the catheter removed. I used a walker the first few days after coming home from surgery in May and I just hung the bag by the hook on one of the crossbars and away I went to the bathroom. There was a simple valve for emptying the bag into the toilet. I was able to go all night by hangin the bag on the lowest nightstand drawer handle if you can call 4 hours all night. I had a StatLock Foley Stabilization Device on my right thigh to hold the tubing in place and that worked very well. I believe they used alcohol to remove it, it came off fairly easily. My first one actually started coming off so I ordered a new from Amazon for like $9. I did have some redness on the tip of my you know what and they prescribed Nystatin cream, cleared it right up. Good luck and keep us informed.