jellyjigger
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All my life, I've politely asked (even pleaded) for diapers, but the response is almost always the same. There are many posts where people try to figure out ways to convince medical staff to allow people like us to wear diapers so we can have our home comforts in a medical setting and many find its an uphill battle. Simply put, the world discriminates against us because we're stigmatized and/or others are conditioned to say "no" to something they don't understand. There have been many threads on how our mental need for these items of clothing are a medical necessity in and of themselves, just not for the exact purposes these "briefs" were originally designed for; in other words, adult briefs have an "off-label" treatment for anxiety relief. But this form of relief might not be in their "rule" books for quite some time. If we are to be a proper advocate for ourselves, slightly bending the truth in these circumstances is the only way we can maintain our right to have the "clothing" we desire in a medical setting. Most people wind up feeling nervous and scared in any medical setting - if this is not single most best place in the world to have a diaper to help, I don't know what is.
With that said, the real reason you wind up in a medical facility will probably explain away just about any bedwetting/incontinence that might occur. The number one thing to remember about human nature is that if the staff discovers on their own that you need some type of protection and you kept your mouth shut the whole time, the situation is a lot more genuine and believable based on what they are used to.
Don't ask for diapers, just wet yourself at a convenient time and ask for help (or let them figure it out on their own). This might be inconvenient, but wetting always imposes some sort of inconvenience. If a catheter is offered, respond that it has too many risks of infection. If a bed-pad is offered, they might see how well it floods the floor. If they keep changing the sheets without offering some type of protection, you might ask then or to bring in your own, but never before they've begun to take steps to help containment. If they arrive at this conclusion on their own, they are likely to take the stance of trying to get a diaper on you rather than what the rest of us have been battling for so long. Just turn the tables.
So it takes some guts, but it also takes guts to ask for diapers, so take your pick. If you don't want temporary incontinence going on your record, don't do it. If you do this every time you enter a medical facility, then it might be easier to get what you need subsequent times. How you might do it is up to you and based on your situation. You can refuse any tests or discussing it with the doctor due to the embarrassment it would cause. The average non-diaper wearing person probably wouldn't want tests or discussion either if they just found out they had incontinence, so the staff probably won't push the issue too hard.
God knows whatever they diaper you with, you'll pay for anyway. If your insurance is paying, you might not do any of this stuff.
In fact, I have no experience with any of this whatsoever. This information is for discussion purposes only
With that said, the real reason you wind up in a medical facility will probably explain away just about any bedwetting/incontinence that might occur. The number one thing to remember about human nature is that if the staff discovers on their own that you need some type of protection and you kept your mouth shut the whole time, the situation is a lot more genuine and believable based on what they are used to.
Don't ask for diapers, just wet yourself at a convenient time and ask for help (or let them figure it out on their own). This might be inconvenient, but wetting always imposes some sort of inconvenience. If a catheter is offered, respond that it has too many risks of infection. If a bed-pad is offered, they might see how well it floods the floor. If they keep changing the sheets without offering some type of protection, you might ask then or to bring in your own, but never before they've begun to take steps to help containment. If they arrive at this conclusion on their own, they are likely to take the stance of trying to get a diaper on you rather than what the rest of us have been battling for so long. Just turn the tables.
So it takes some guts, but it also takes guts to ask for diapers, so take your pick. If you don't want temporary incontinence going on your record, don't do it. If you do this every time you enter a medical facility, then it might be easier to get what you need subsequent times. How you might do it is up to you and based on your situation. You can refuse any tests or discussing it with the doctor due to the embarrassment it would cause. The average non-diaper wearing person probably wouldn't want tests or discussion either if they just found out they had incontinence, so the staff probably won't push the issue too hard.
God knows whatever they diaper you with, you'll pay for anyway. If your insurance is paying, you might not do any of this stuff.
In fact, I have no experience with any of this whatsoever. This information is for discussion purposes only