I have not had an accident during the day for over three years, and I only have had one night time I accident when I had diarrhea. Bowel care normally only takes about 10 to 15 minutes daily. I have an overhead lift which sits me on the commode chair. Since I am a C4 I have no upper body balance so the sling holds me up right. It took me several months of experimenting to find what works for me. I'm 78 and most people of my age are having digestive and bowel problems anyway, so I am very happy with my routine.
From: Derrick Winegardner [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2018 9:02 PM To: [email protected]; Annette Storesund <[email protected]>; quad-list@eskimo com <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] treating rectal raw spot Did you only do bowel care in morning and had no accidents? I do every other morning. Did you sit on toilet or Hoyer lift every morning? I was thinking of sitting on commode chair all day , the prep day since I am to drink Gatorade mirlax and ducolox all day. That has to go through your digestive system On January 25, 2018, at 1:10 PM, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: I have had three colonoscopies I cut back on bulky foods seven days before, go to liquid soups etc four days before and two days before just clear liquids. Cleaning out went quite easily, luckily I have an overhead lift, and I just got comfortable on the commode chair with the lift holding me in place for about 90 minutes. Did dig stim in the am and had the procedure done at 11:00 AM. Did not check into the hospital until 90 minutes before the procedure. Easy peasy and no problems. Good luck. By the way, we do bowel care every day first thing in the morning.Joan From: Derrick Winegardner [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ] Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 7:01 PM To: Annette Storesund <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] treating rectal raw spot I had hemorrhoids removed.. But I have spots of blood on bed pad some time and after a bowel movement. No blood during bowel movement. I was to have colonoscopy in 2 weeks. Any advice how to prep & AD concerns? Derek On January 23, 2018, at 12:51 PM, Annette Storesund <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: I am a Quadriplegic and when I go number two, it involves digital stimulation. Some how my caregiver accidentally irritated the lining causing it to bleed when I go. It has been going on for a week. We don't know what to do about it. It has never happened before. I have always done my bowel route with digital stimulation and removal. does anyone have ideas how to deal with the irritation and bleeding? <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free. <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> www.avg.com
