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Absolutely I have a suggestion William! Or rather a good educated guess as to what is going on with you. This is because I go through periods of this myself.
I cannot recall when it started but, every once in a while, when my home health agency nurse has come to catheterize me ... the same thing that happens to you describes what happens to me. For me, it is a urethral spasm that is short-lived.
If my nurse feels resistance she just stops and waits for the spasm to stop and then gently tries push it in again. She never pulls it back out because that would potentially make it less sterile. Sometimes my urethra has been more stubborn than other times. One time we went through five catheters and insertion trays because we forgot to tell a new nurse about my urethral spasms and she could not figure out why the catheter would not go in.
The nurse that I have now is fantastic. It always slips right in for her. We think it is because she angles the catheter a certain way and, by doing this, is slides right in. I am female [obviously] but we have also found that if we move my hips down a little bit in the bed that also helps. That day that the nurse could not get it in after four tries ... my husband moved my hips and that did the trick!
But, essentially, the bottom line is that I have these little urethral spasms that we just have to wait out. Sometimes just for a couple seconds and other times longer. But ever since I have had this nurse [since October] I have not had a problem. So, for me, it has been a combination of things but primarily the urethral spasm.
Even though I mentally try to relax ... it doesn't always help. I would guess that that is exactly what is going on with you. Don't force it ... just kind of wait it out and/or change the angle of the catheter a little bit and try again. Gently. I hope this helps!
Lori C4/5 Complete
Tucson, AZ
AGE - 41
-------Original Message-------
Date: 05/08/06 03:44:54
Subject: [QUAD-L] need help
For about the past week I have had great difficulty cathing. It goes in
about half way and then stops. It takes several efforts and some pushing to
make it enter my bladder. I don't have an infection and only occasional
pain. The pain is worst when I first get up in the morning. It is reaching a
serious point. Anybody have any suggestions? Thanks.
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