Domino Lane

Memories of rural life on a Pennsylvania farm in the early years of the 20th century. Although the topic is different, I've added (in 2009), my cousin's absorbing paper, "The Handicapped At Home." REMEMBER: To start at the beginning, you must click on the June 2006 section of the archives, go to the June 25th entry, then "scroll up" from there.

Thursday, May 07, 2009

Judy: Appendix V, b.

3. Slacks and shorts - We have found the pants make of stretchy material or Jersey with an elastic waistband to be the bet, preferably in a size slightly larger than normal to allow for muscle spread. They look better and are easier to put on. For someone like myself with a permanent Foley catheter, we find that opening the outside leg seam in slacks from a point mid-thigh to approximately knee level, allows the drainage tubing to pass through unobstructed and almost undetected. This opening can be faced with a Velcro zipper which enables the seam to be reclosed after the tubing is in place.

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