Brenda (Had BCIR Surgery in August 1992)

I had a Brooke ileostomy for 9 years before I had the BCIR. The BCIR is a blessing! The Brooke appliance was inconvenient and messier than the BCIR and made me feel self-conscious. And the BCIR is cheaper than the Brooke. With the Brooke I had to replace the external pouch regularly. With the BCIR, the catheters last about 1½ years and are inexpensive. I keep catheters at work, in the car and have several at home. I usually empty the BCIR first thing in the morning, twice at work and once or twice in the evening. Emptying takes only about 5 minutes. It is even possible to delay emptying until a convenient time. Even the procedure to put in the BCIR was better that the procedure to do the Brooke.

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