Re: [QUAD-L] About filling the balloons on indwelling catheters

[Dillon Ewa]

First of all like I said when you fill the balloon none of the water ever enters your bladder.  You could use anything, for all it matters.  Doctors and nurses for the most part are thinking out of the book and don't realize the cost of practical alternatives to their hospital treatment.  I once saw a nurse discard an entire liter of saline have only used it a few ounces to clean my catheter.  You will be line

Dillon

Martin T Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

luke warm tap water........ use it all the time

Martin T. Brown  Director    Radical Holdings (Pty) Ltd  T/A Radical Mobility     (O)  +27 11 664-6069  (F)  +27 11 955-3743  (C)  082 500 9406    [EMAIL PROTECTED]  www.radicalmobility.com     "Engineering Mobility for Accessibility"

Danny Hearn wrote:

     My urologist told me to always fill the baloon for my supra-pubic catheter with sterile water. Well we ran out of it the other day and called his office because here they say you need a prescription to get sterile water-----well his nurse said just use tap water, she said she does that anytime they are out. I know its only for inside the balloon so it may not matter...........Does anyone here know if it even makes any difference ?

                                  Dan

  No virus found in this incoming message.  Checked by AVG Free Edition.  Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.2/274 - Release Date: 2006/03/03