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Just had an interesting conversation with my night nurse. They had me get up and put weight on my knee (yea, I can walk). And with night approaching it was also a good time to change my diaper, so I killed two birds with one stone. I had the nurse grab one of my Crinklz, and she was immediately interested in it. At request I actuall gave her a demonstration for changing too! With dropping the old diaper on the floor to catch drips, prepping the new diaper, how to lean on the wall to hold it in place, alignment/fit, and finally tapping with rubbing to reinforce their stick. She said the design was cute and asked the brand and where I got it from. I told her about Northshore and how they also have call support for caregivers. And then she asked about their cost. I explained they are expensive but also cheaper than depends- when looked at as a cost-per-day. If depends are $0.50 each and barely last 2 hours, that's a whopping $12.00 per day. Betterdy and Crinklz cost more like $2.50 each, but last 8-12 hours. Meaning they only cost $5.00 or $7.50 at most. And of course they perform better and are way more comfortable. My nurse then asked but why I wasn't using an external catheter, since those usually work better. I explained, sure but only better than depends, which are only dependable that they will leak. But an external catheter is still way less comfortable than my diapers, and that catheyers still tend to leak all the time. My Crinklz don't leak, and out perform most anything else out there. My nurse then also noted that while collecting my old diaper for the trash she saw how swollen it was yet it didn't smell at all. I told her it's because they have SAP (super absorbent polymer) which helps lock the wetness and smells away. Which is what makes them so effective, and is something that also helps prevent rashes. And lastly, my nurse then commented most patients she sees could definitely benefit from them, but she though they would bee too thick and noticable. Maybe, I said, but a thick diaper that's done its job is way less noticeable than a thin one that's leaked.

Well I'm in a patient room recovering. My knee surgery went as expected, and my pain is also as expected but being managed. And wow, am I glad I brought my own diapers. My nurse said they don't even have adult diaers here! They would have used an external catheter and collection bag. Which I know from personal experience is uncomfortable and tends to leak way too often.