I had the mitrofinoff 15 years ago this year (wow its been that long since my injury). Those first few years were riddled with infections and lots of incontinence. They have decreased significantly. I went through a lot of different ways to combat all the problems including boosting my immune system and naturopathic stuff- actually going to the naturopath and doing what they told me to do. I don't know exactly why things are better for me now. Maybe my body just needed time to acclimate...? I have not had an infection for over a year and back a few years ago, when I would be symptomatic, nothing would show up on the culture but I would still take the antibiotics to help with the symptoms.. I have lately learned to wait it out when I start having symptoms and it will pass. Now, I don't really do anything. I drink alcohol, coffee (lately) and smoke on occasion. I just moderate it with lots of herbal tea and other fluids with no sugar when I'm done with all the debauchery.
All I can say is- take lots of cranberry! I can get 1000 mg caps from my naturopath. Along my journey I have also taken uva ursi. Good luck! On 2/16/07, Jessica Ann Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Feb 15, 2007, at 6:26 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How many UTI's do the rest of you get? i'd say i get a UTI at least once every 2 months, but probably more frequently than that on average. i had the mitrofanoff procedure a couple years ago, hoping that if i catheterized more often i would eliminate infections. unfortunately this wasn't quite the case. i may get them slightly less frequently but it's not a huge change. anyone else had the mitrofanoff? for those who don't know what it is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitrofanoff_appendicovesicostomy jessica
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