Excess inco pads.

edwardj

I had turp op for prostate cancer that left me completely incontinent initially but I have had bladder sling and the incontinence has gone away. I still have 9 packets (30 in a pack) Tena Flex Super large from the continence service laying about which I now don't need, after looking online they retail at £19 a packet so that £171. Do you think the continence services want them back or can I put them on ebay?

Savvy_Sue

There's only one way to know the answer to that - ASK THEM!

Glad the op was successful!

Torry_Quine

If they don't want then back then could you offer them to somewhere such as a local care home? It seems wrong to me to make money out of them. Glad the op worked.

kingfisherblue

Our continence service won't take back any packs, even if they haven't been opened. When my son became continent, I passed the leftover packs to friends who have children with similar difficulties.

I agree with Tory's idea to donate them to a local care home.

Bogalot

As well as care homes a hospice may also take them off your hands, or a local support group.

If no one will take them then sell them and donate the money to an appropriate charity.

Mojisola

When Mum died, we had several packs of incontinence pads left - our district nurses were happy to take the unopened packs from us.

teddysmum

I would donate to a private individual or hospice , but not a care home, as that would just save the owner some more money, without benefitting the clients.

Torry_Quine

teddysmum wrote: »

I would donate to a private individual or hospice , but not a care home, as that would just save the owner some more money, without benefitting the clients.

People in a care home get incontince supplies from the NHS as do people in a hospice.