High cost of Tena/incontinence pants

wayne_schlaegal

My mother has had to use this product since suffering a stroke (she needs to full pant product not the little pads). I have only been able to find 2 suitable products, one being Tena and the other Boots own brand. Surprise, surprise they are pretty much the same cost (about £1 per pad).
Every now and then my local Lloyds chemist reduces the price a little for a week. However, I haven't been able to find a comparable product with a lower cost or anywhere that offers bulk order discount.
Help please, these things are very expensive if you have to use them every day!!

pavlovs_dog

dont know if this will help?

pdoff

have you tried contacting the companies for free samples or money off vouchers? worth an email. can she get anything from the doctor or health visitor? i wonder if reusable ones are available? have u tried looking on the net? u can get washable nappies & sanitary towels. sorry not more help. madaboutbargains.com has lists of bogof offers etc at supermarkets so might be worth regularly checking & stocking up.

Bogof_Babe

My mum gets hers on the NHS, they deliver a huge box to her home every couple of months. She only uses ordinary ones, but on the order form they have all kinds, including those your mum uses. Get your mum to ask her GP about this. My mum's own GP was a bit coy about this at first i.e. didn't admit they were available on NHS, but another doctor got involved with her condition, and sorted it out.

heatherw_01

Having just searched on google, they do washable ones. I don't know if this would appeal to her?

wayne_schlaegal

Thanks, looks a little cheaper for what I want. Although for the ones I need is says "normally £7.09, our price £7.59"?? I'll contact them to see what's going on. Cheers!

wayne_schlaegal

wayne_schlaegal wrote:

Thanks, looks a little cheaper for what I want. Although for the ones I need is says "normally £7.09, our price £7.59"?? I'll contact them to see what's going on. Cheers!

- sorry I'm new to this!

wayne_schlaegal

Bogof_Babe wrote:

My mum gets hers on the NHS, they deliver a huge box to her home every couple of months. She only uses ordinary ones, but on the order form they have all kinds, including those your mum uses. Get your mum to ask her GP about this. My mum's own GP was a bit coy about this at first i.e. didn't admit they were available on NHS, but another doctor got involved with her condition, and sorted it out.

they said they couldn't get them. I'll try NHS online again. Thanks

frostyspice

These are available on the NHS, and as far as I know, they provide a service to dispose of them too. Keep pushing your GP and don't take no for an answer - you shouldn't have to buy these yourself.

The district nurses will come out and assess how many she needs.

I don't know where you live, but my dad's health authority (Sefton, Merseyside) have an Incontinence Advisor who is really helpful. Phone up your local health authority and ask if they employ such a person.

Persistence is the only answer here.

Ted_Hutchinson

Youreable Incontinence Pad Don't know how these compare for price but worth a comparison.

wayne_schlaegal

bags and tubing on the NHS but not the pants also. Even though they know and admit people's bladders often by-pass the catheter they are claiming the pants aren't necessary because she has the catheter fitted!

I'll make myself a pain in the backside again - thanks

frostyspice wrote:

These are available on the NHS, and as far as I know, they provide a service to dispose of them too. Keep pushing your GP and don't take no for an answer - you shouldn't have to buy these yourself.

The district nurses will come out and assess how many she needs.

I don't know where you live, but my dad's health authority (Sefton, Merseyside) have an Incontinence Advisor who is really helpful. Phone up your local health authority and ask if they employ such a person.

Persistence is the only answer here.