I had my supra pubic done a couple decades ago and it certainly makes things easier for my care givers. I still have problems with uti's. I was thinking about the Mitrofinoff,but it is a no joke surgery. I have started doing gentamicin bladder irrigations. Gentamicin is an antibiotic. It's not supposed to cause antibiotic resistance the way antibiotics taken systemically do. I will let everyone know how that goes. I may still have to go to the Mitrofinoff at some point, but that surgery scares me
On Mon, Dec 11, 2023 at 2:34 PM SHIRLEY BELL <sbell...@cox.net> wrote: > Hi all, well I had my cystoscopy and all he found was a shrunken bladder. > That is what is causing spasms on and off and rejecting catheters on and > off. Not lasting as long. They are going to change my meds to see if that > helps. Botox is an option as well. 47 years of indwelling catheter use has > taken a toll. Not much they can do but I am looking into it. There is an > external catheter option called a pur wick for women of course but I have > doubts about it. I am trying not to worry but geez, not great. A suprapubic > may be an option, not a cure but may be easier for me and my caretakers to > deal with this. Hope you all doing ok, quad life is an ongoing challenge > for sure. Have a great holiday season.Shirley If you want to see how I make > my living check out my Etsy shop here. > https://www.etsy.com/shop/ShirleyBell?ref=seller-platform-mcnav >
