Yes John my doctors told me that also.......that if you have an indwelling such as a supra-pubic catheter you usually have 2 or 3 types of infection always but they hate to treat unless you are having bad symptoms or problems, cause they don't want us getting immune to anti-biotics. Dan
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you have a supra-pubic cath or an in dwelling Foley of any kind for more than a few days, you have a UTI. It is a matter of how bad it is and how well you tolerate infections. On that level, you should have bacterial infections most of the time. If any of you get a viral infection, the doctor may want you in the hospital but there's not a lot they can do. (When were you ever made comfortable in a hospital.) You can be super clean and a real fanatic, but your skin is covered with bacteria it is trying to keep out. For this ! reason, most infections are stafflococous. If you have kids around then you get a higher rate of strep infections. (can't say they didn't give you anything.) If you think you can delay treating the infection, your kidneys can become history to an aggressive bug in under a day. Fortunately, us quads get pretty ill while the infection is still chewing on our bladder and start anti biotic in time. A UTI is worse if it is shutting your kidneys down. I can usually tell a lot by how easy it is to get mad. If I get po'ed because people don't park between the lines, I'm probably pretty sic! k. I personally don't go to hospitals. I can be ignored and miserable without going anywhere and I have cable tv for when I'm awake at 4 am. I just promise to call 911 if I think I'm going to die. They can always send a nurse with the plague du jour if need be. Next time you catch a bug remember, it caught you! Don't get me wrong, do all you can to stay clean. Lots of reasons to keep clean! Please don't think UTI's aren't serious because I like to joke. Once your kidneys go, you get a new catheter so you can get your blood dialysed and not die of septicemia as fast. john C-5 post 31 Cincy, OH -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Sent: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 9:34 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] UTI Prevention & Van Insurence .AOLPlainTextBody { margin: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000; background-color: #fff; } .AOLPlainTextBody pre { font-size: 9pt; } .AOLInlineAttachment { margin: 10px; } .AOLAttachmentHeader { font: 11px arial; border: 1px solid #7DA8D4; background: #F9F9F9; } .AOLAttachmentHeader .Title { font: 11px arial; background: #B5DDFA; padding: 3px 3px 3px 3px; } .AOLAttachmentHeader .FieldLabel { font: 11px arial; color: #000000; padding: 1px 10px 1px 9px; background: #F9F9F9; } .AOLAttachmentHeader .FieldValue { font: 11px arial; color: #000000; background: #F9F9F9; } .AOLAttachmentHeader a, .AOLImage a { color: #2864B4; text-decoration: none; } .AOLAttachmentHeader a:hover, .AOLImage a:hover { color: #2864B4; text-decoration: underline; } body { background-color: white; font-family: "Verdana"; font-size: 10pt; border: 0px; } p { margin: 0px; padding: 0px; } img.managedImg { width: 0px; height: 0px; } img.placeholder { width: 275px; height: 206px; background: #F4F4F4 center center no-repeat; border: 1px solid #DADAD6 !important; } Maybe the UTI was fostered by the yogurt. Sometimes food rich in calcium or minerals are deposited in the urine and slowdown draining of urine. The slowdown could in turn foster UTI. I have read that most UTIs are caused from a bug in our stool. I had always been extremely careful getting cleaned off after bowel care and accidents but then when I learned that most UTIs are caused by bug in stool I became extreme, somewhat over-the-top about cleanliness. It helped. Changing sheets and washing more frequently might help. Dan T. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I have not had a UTI since August and I swear it's from taking cranberry pills and eating a yogurt EVERYDAY. When I got my new van in 2001 I had my conversion company give me an itemized list of their work and gave it to my State Farm agent so everything is insured. I pay $1,200 and I drive. I haven't had an accident since 1981 and I've never gotten a ticket. Bobbie --------------------------------- Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.
