Greg,
After my injury in 1998 the Dr’s scheduled me for this procedure without consulting with me. I decided to wait and see a urologist that my OB/GYN Dr worked with regularly. He said in his opinion that as long as I didn’t have recurring infections that it wasn’t necessary. I have had an indwelling catheter for almost 19 years and only a few infections. I’m sticking with it as long as I can. Nicki From: greg [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2017 5:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] ? about Irrigating Catheter Have you ladies thought of a Supra Pubic cath through the tummy area. I would think safer, cleaner, easier, faster, and a bunch of other ...ers. > This new urologist of mine is so booked up that I cannot get > received your down until June 13 - 4 MONTHS later unless they get a > cancellation! Because of the constant urine leaking around my > catheter... it has caused skin breakdown. > > > Last summer I was in bed for 2 1/2 months from skin breakdown and > now I have started again but in the worst possible place... in > between my left labia at my left thigh and in between my right > labia and my right thigh... which is where the urine likes to > drool. > > > The skin breakdown that began in between my right labia and my > right thigh started Friday morning and the one on the left started > this morning! > > > We are doing our best with folding 4x4 gauze pads in there during > the day when I am up in the chair and it is best to leave them > open when in bed overnight and sleeping on my side. Otherwise the > gauze pads just add problems. > > > Thoughts are with you! > > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 4:47 PM, Nichole Rohling > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Lori, > > > Prayers for you and your procedure. I was able to get in with > urologist next Wednesday. > > > Nicki > > > From: Lori Michaelson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: > Wednesday, February 8, 2017 4:30 PM To: Nichole Rohling Subject: > Re: [QUAD-L] ? about Irrigating Catheter > > > I know that the urologist gave me a ratio of white vinegar/sterile > water or saline but it was too strong and caused bladder pain so I > had to lower the quantity of vinegar. I remember now then it was > one cup of sterile water to 2 tablespoons of white vinegar that we > would make up before hand and then pour them into individual little > cups that the home health agency provided to bring the sterile > water or saline. > > > When I just went through is a total nightmare. I have now lost my > urethra thanks to what that nurse did to me at the end of January > 2016. I had urodynamics done yesterday and I am going to have to > have a bladder neck closure and a suprapubic catheter. > > > I was fine and dandy when I first moved here but it only takes one > insect to damage so much grain (as Elton John stated in his > song/tribute to John Lennon called "Empty Garden" or also known as > "Hey Hey Johnny"). > > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 2:25 PM, Nichole Rohling > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am going to make urology appt but I the meantime I'm going to up > irrigation to twice a day instead of just nights. > > Do you happen to know ratio of vinegar to sterile water? I can > google it too. > > > Thanks > > Nicki > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: > Wednesday, February 8, 2017 1:34 PM To: [email protected]; > [email protected] Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] ? about Irrigating > Catheter > > > Have you considered that most doctors, nurses and medical staff, > have never been cath'ed. Sterile Conditions, sterile water, a > teaspoon of white vinegar. Deep Breaths help relax the control > muscle and 2% zilocaine is recommended when pain is involved. > > > Best Wishes > > > In a message dated 2/8/2017 11:00:58 A.M. Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > >> >> sterile water. > > > -- > > "Petting, scratching and cuddling a dog could be soothing to the > mind and heart and deep meditation and almost as good for the soul > as prayer." ~Dean Koontz
