I have lived alone for about 18 years and since I got my bladder augmentation, I do not worry about tubing anymore! I cath myself. The main thing is to drink lots of water, but even then, when I'm in the hospital, the indwelling they put in will clog every so often. I was a terrible worry wort about "everything" for several years after my accident and the tubing just heightened that! Sometimes I could call a friend in the building if something clogged at night, but sometimes it would just clog and leak around the catheter until someone got here in the morning. I had a roomate who would help when needed, but she was only here for a couple of years. Oh, I get 6 hours of help a day from a state paid program which allows me to hire and fire anyone I want! 6 is the max hours for a quad not on a vent or other special needs. I also get 6 hours a week from an agency--2 hrs. 3 times a week--for cleaning, shopping and laundry. It takes a big load off those 6 hours my attendants do! take care,
Dana and ? [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 9:15 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] attendants care I wondered about you quads that live alone. Do you stay in bed at night with no-one else at home? What happens if something happens? I've had my cath get kinked and blocked many times and needed to call my helper to fix it. I could never feel safe stuck in bed all night with no-one there. I guess you could call the aid car to come twist your cath back right :-) Greg
