My urologogist told me I would require to use two bags. Fortunately at some place he cauterized my urethra so there was no problem except for a short period around the point. He used a 24 French directly.
Merrill -----Original Message----- From: Tod E. Santee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 5:42 PM To: Mark Jackson; 'QUADLIST' Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Supra Pubic Hi Mark, I had the same problem when I first got my SP but it was partly because I had a pretty spastic bladder and my urologist started with a very small diameter catheter, a #10 French. I slowly moved up a size each week to a #12, #14, until settling on an #18. If you did the same, tt's possible your bladder is having spasms from recently being punctured and the small diameter of the catheter isn't enough to release pressure. That should subside as you get a larger catheter. Also, your sphincter muscle isn't accustomed to not opening whether because of using an intermittent or Foley/urethral catheter. That muscle has to "chill." If you're only having small leaks, not big gushers from big spasms, you might be able to keep yourself dry by using the trick ladies have used for decades... a small inconspicuous "pad" may be enough to get you through a day without getting wet (possibly causing many other problems) until everything flows through the SP. (Those pads can hold an awful lot!) Good luck... and Welcome to the Club! Best regards, --Tod ---- Mark Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just had a supra pubic cath put in and I'm having a lot of leakage from my > natural area if you know what I mean and was wondering how many others deal > with this and what I can do. > Any help is appreciated. > > > Mark Jackson > RollinOn
