Dan, Are you saying that you have a suprapubic catheter now or are you asking if that will help? I have trouble with a lot of UTIs also. My urologist does not suggest a suprapubic catheter. He said it would not make a difference as far as UTIs go. I have had a couple of pic lines. The first I got while in ICU, so I don't remember the ease of getting it, but the second one I got in the hospital prior to surgery. It was one of the most horrifying and painful experiences I have had while in a hospital! It was clearly the technicians error, because after many failed tries, I told him that I could no longer stand the pain, and I did not want the pic line. He screwed the one arm up so bad, he wanted to start on the other arm. I told him he had one try, and that was it. He got it on the first try. My other arm was so full of holes and eventually became very hard and set up a blood clot, for which I had to be treated. I am sure you will have much better luck than I did. I think Murphy should be my middle name. If something bad can happen to me, it will.
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