You are giving urine coming out of the stoma? If so, you might need to put more fluid in the bulb. Q
On 3/23/08, Merrill Burghardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My urethra was burned closed but my leaks came from the > foley. Triple action antibiotic gel at opening helped. > > > > mb > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Quadius [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Saturday, March 22, 2008 8:47 PM > *To:* Barbara Vedder > *Cc:* quad-list@eskimo.com > *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] Bladder control - using a suprapubic catheter > > > > Barbera I had this problem for quite a while, but my urethra eventually > stopped leaking for the most part. Like the others, I believe Ditropan is > probably your best bet. It was a little easier for me to deal with, because > I can put a Texas catheter on the end of my penis. > Good luck and welcome to the list. > Quadius > > On 3/22/08, *Barbara Vedder* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi y'all, > > I'm new to this group list and have been reading over emails sent out for > the last few days and I have a very important, urgent question. > > I've been quadriplegic for nearly 27 years and recently had my plumbing > changed from an indwelling Foley catheter to a suprapubic catheter. I've > been experiencing a lot of problems with this and could use a bunch of good > advice or information from others about this. The biggest problem I now > have is incontinence from the urethra (where the Foley came out of me). > > Has anyone out there had similar problems and, if so, what did you learn > or do to try regulating your system? > > The surgeon who worked on me is a total asshole and doesn't' provide help > or guidance at all. I need help. > > Thanks, > Barbara > > >
