well certainly DON'T strangle mr. happy, you need it just snug enough to prevent his escape. i never really had any problems with this method, except of course that my bladder never really emptied and i was getting lots of UTIs. my foley now has eliminated most of those UTIs and i get a pretty nurse nearly 1/2 my age to come to my house every month to pull my pants down and fiddle with m.h. all this for 22$ per visit - that's a better deal than you get at the strip clubs. AZDAVE In a message dated 4/19/2008 2:57:40 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Had I pulled my tape any tighter prior to my SP, it woulda taken MUCH more than ZincOx to solve MY problems! <grin> --Tod ---- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > if you pull the tape a little tighter so the head can't pull back through, > you won't need any glue. i used to use zink oxide for chafed skin there and > hold the tex on with a 4 inch piece of legbag strap thus eliminating the need > for tape as well. any condom worked just as well even the lubricated ones > since 'sticking' isn't the means of holding it on. > azdave > > > > In a message dated 4/18/2008 1:15:23 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > In my external catheter days I was successful using Clear Advantage. This > is the trick. Get some stretchable athletic tape 1-2 inches wide. It is > tape used to tape Ace bandages. Tape half on cath and half on skin. It will not > come off. It might be called “Elasticon or another Elastoplast. > Merrill > > > > ____________________________________ > > From: David K. Kelmer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 12:13 PM > To: Tod E. Santee; Quadius; quad-list; gina > Subject: Re: FW: [QUAD-L] Getting Supra Pubic in 3 weeks > > Hi Tod, > > > > It's good to see the "Teach" (as Breezy would say) posting on the Q-List > again. I have used all three kinds of catheters, and have found that my body > will immediately reject a Teflon catheter. The latex ones will work, but they > don't last long before I need to change them. The silicone coated latex ones > work best for me too, in my experience. > > > > > With Love, > > CtrlAltDel aka Dave > C4/5 Complete - 31 Years Post > > Texas, USA > > > > > "Tod E. Santee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Gina & Quadius, > > I know what you mean. I had similar issues with catheters as both of you. > The silione ones caused irritation and even pain at times. The latex ones > caused redness after a week or two. > > After some reading I found there were two types opf latex catheters... > teflon coated and silicone coated. Most warehouse-type places send whatever they > happen to grab when they pull your order. I fopund I had to specify "silicone > coated latex" NOT silicone, not latex and not teflon coated. HAS TO BE > silicone coated. > > I don't know who you get your supplies from but I've found Edgepark to great > at sending monthly orders without having to call all the time (unless > something changes) and almost always getting it right! And never any problems with > returns when they do goof. > > Best regards! > --Tod > > ---- gina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > I use a silicone, because I found out I'm allergic to latex. I have alot > less problems with silicone, but with what you described I might be allergic > to the silicone, but not as bad as latex I know of no other catheters that I > can use. Does your insurance pay for the Saline solution? I use a 24 french > and 10cc or I should say thats what the doctor uses.,.I get him to change it > once a month if I go much longer than that it feels like he's ripping out my > guts.. what do ya'll irrigate with? > > Gina > > > > Quadius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > The main reason I asked about the type of catheter is because I discovered > about 10 years ago that I am allergic to the silicone products. I first > noticed it when I had a silicone trach to which my skin became adhered. Ear nose > and throat had to rip the trach right out of my neck and finally got them to > agree to do reconstructive surgery about five or six years later. > > When I have a silicone catheter in my body, my bladder spasms profusely, I > feel like I have a terrible UTI, the stoma tries to adhered itself to the > catheter, and there are excessive amounts of calcification on the end of the > catheter when it is removed. I now only use latex catheters with a little bit > of silicone coating. > > According to my care providers, this is an abnormal allergy, but I thought > I'd let you know about it since you're, seems to close around your catheter. > > Quadius > > > > > > On 4/15/08, Merrill Burghardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: I use 10 cc's of > natural saline. I daily apply triple action antibiotic gel, but when the SP > is first installed it will generally leak for a few days. The type used is a > 24 French. Mine was a headache for several days. I even thought it was a > mistake but it was worth it. > > > > Merrill > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > > From: Quadius [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 12:39 PM > > To: gina > > Cc: quad-list > > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Getting Supra Pubic in 3 weeks > > > > > > Gina, > > How much sailing are you putting into the bulb? I used to have a problem > with the SP leaking if I put in 5 cc, but I now put in anywhere from eight to > 10 cc. > > What type of catheter are you using, i.e. silicone or latex? > > Quadius > > > > On 4/15/08, gina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've had a SP for about 3yrs now and it is better. I get mine changed > every month the only problems I really have with mine is it leaks some but when I > get it changed it hurts some because my body heals so fast that it tries to > heal itself around the catheter and I get alot of calcium built up around the > end of it. But I am glad I did it the UTI's are alot less. And it is great > to have that area down below free... I hope it all goes well with yours... > > > > Gina > > > > > > > > Hope is the last thing that dies in man; and though it be exceedingly > deceitful, yet it is of this good use to us, that while we are traveling through > life it conducts us in an easier and more pleasant way to our journey's end. > _François de La Rochefoucauld_ > (http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Francois_de_La_Rochefoucauld/) > Hope is the last thing that dies in man; and though it be exceedingly deceitful, yet it is of this good use to us, that while we are traveling through life it conducts us in an easier and more pleasant way to our journey's end. _François de La Rochefoucauld_ (http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Francois_de_La_Rochefoucauld/) **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)
