Hello everybody, Anybody got any experience with tendon transfer? Thanks Silas
From: Quadius [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 4:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] supra pubic Naomi, I had the surgery for the suprapubic done more than 12 years ago, but mine was recommended to me because of the amount of fluid I taken daily. I had serious problems with UTIs during the first couple of years and then I learned how to manage it pretty well. Does SP really eliminate infections? No. Like any other type of catheter, it requires constant vigilance and even then you still run the risk of developing an UTI which needs medication. Prior to last year, I had managed to go more than four years without an infection which I had contracted, but this does not include the two infections I managed to get when I had some routine test done at the hospital. Also I don't include what happened to me about a year and a half ago. I went more than two years without a cystoscopy and this left me with a tremendous amount of bladder stones. I kept getting infections over and over until I had the stones removed in January 07. Do I still get infections? Yes. I managed to get an infection in early October 07 and still don't know how I contracted it. Of course, I really have had some infections which didn't need to be medicated in order to control. How do I know? I was feeling the symptoms, so I went in and had blood in urine test done. I rejected the antibiotics until I was really symptomatic, but thankfully I did not get to the point where my fever shot up. Personally I believe some people are more susceptible to UTIs no matter what they do. Prior to being injured I had three UTIs over year and a half time period. This is quite a bit for able-bodied individual, but it's pretty extraordinary for a male. Well, after writing this book I realized I probably didn't reveal what I really wanted to say. Simply put, if you have really good care providers who are willing to follow instructions, you will most likely be able to reduce some of your infections using an SP, but that is no guarantee you're going to eliminate them. Your best bet is to consult your physician and then weigh all of the positives and negatives. I have heard from many of my female friends that the bladder augmentation surgery (sorry I don't know the name without looking it up) is a pretty good solution, but I know there are who can advise you about that. Good luck, Quadius PS hopefully this is somewhat understandable. I apologize to everyone for my verboseness. On 1/24/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My whole purpose of getting the catheter is to prevent UTIs. I have them back to back. Do you self cath or use some type of bag connected to your catheter? Naomi C4 quadriplegic since July 2005 due to Transverse Myelitis _____ Who's never won? Biggest <http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp0030000 0002548> Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music.
