Have neuropathy: Trouble disconnecting BARD night bag

Hi @bonnyt and welcome to Connect! I'm sorry you are having problems; I have an ileostomy, so no first hand experience or suggestions from me. Hopefully some other urostomates will come along with suggestions.

In the mean time, have you tried calling the BARD customer support to see if they have any solutions or suggestions? Are their other brands that might be easier for you to disconnect?

Yes, I relate to that. In my case the difficulty is due to arthritis in the hands. What I do is disconnect while still in bed(for body stability and leverage), first I place the rubber glove on the bed as a spill protector, then I raise the tube to clear the tube of urine - either it goes into Bard or it goes into the pouch, then I hold the Bard connector with one hand while keeping the tip of the bag steady with the other, then I do a twisting motion.

@susanf8 Thank you, Susan. After speaking with the manufacturer of my urostomy bag, I am going to try their night bag. I won't need a connector so I'm hopeful it helps. I have received other suggestions from peers, which I will try. I really appreciate you guidance.

@cromme50 - Thank you for your help. I pretty much do the same thing with the twisting motion. It's not an easy task anymore!

My night bag tube connects to my Hollister urostomy bag with a click connection, but to put it on or take it off, I have to wiggle it. Before disconnecting, I stand up to make the liquids all go down into the night bag. I then turn off the spout, sit with a tissue under the connection, remove the connection, and raise the end of the tube to verify that all liquids have gone into the night bag. I use the tissue to daub at the urostomy pouch and put the stopper back on.

@bonnyt I would love to know the specific part numbers if you are able to find a pouch and an overnight bag that don't require an adapter for overnight use. I use pouch Hollister 8414 and Bard 154002 but must have urostomy drain tube adapter Hollister 7331 to connect them.Indeed, that twisting motion is challenging!

@marysews Thank you, I like how detailed your response is. I'm going to try a few things, but I will remember what works for you.

@cromme50 I'm currently using the same night bag as you, but I will e trying a Coloplast night bag since that's the same manufacturer as my urostomy. If I understood corretly, I won't need the adapter. I don't have all my numbers at my finger tips because I'm physically limited at this time.

@bonnyt I heartily wish you success in this trial. Please do come back after you've got it tried out and let us know, will you? Is Coloplast sending you samples of the pouches that don't need an adapter to hook up to the Bard bag, so you can try it out?

I sure will let folks know my results. Coloplast is sending me their bag to try with my Coloplast urostomy bag. Tomorrow morning, I'll be using pliers!