dollbug314, I had good luck with a Texas cath for my 1st 40 years as a quad. I ended up with a home made version from a regular condom attached to a piece of plastic hose with a rubber band and some tape to insure it couldn't roll off. I secured the condom to me with a short section of the rubber strap normally used to hold the leg bag to my leg. The rubber strap should be tight enough to prevent the head from pulling back through but not so tight as to cut off circulation. Turns out a fairly snug strap still allows for ample blood circulation. With this no-glue method, one can even make use of ample coats of Zinc ointment or such underneath to protect the skin from erosion. It is important to note that such a setup is NOT a high pressure system and requires free gravity flow to operate correctly. It also relies on a weak sphincter to allow the bladder to empty on its own. I believe my sphincter began to squeeze tighter thus rendering this method unusable for me now. I switched to a Foley that I change monthly - and experience very few infections and no side effects. If you need further descriptions, please contact me. AZDAVE Take the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once And explode into space _DAVEOCONNELL.COM_ (http://daveoconnell.com/)
In a message dated 3/14/2009 9:17:20 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: My 22 year old son, who became a quad about 6 months ago, has had numerous issues since initial hospitalization. The most recurring is UTI and some bladder infections. He was in a hospital and rehab for 3-1/2 months total. He had a foley for 2 months initially. After the 2 months, cathing began every 4 hours. About a month after cathing began he started to urinate between caths. He complained of the mess and they put a Texas catheter on him and still cathed every 4 hours. After about 3 weeks of being at home (I was cathing and dealing with the Texas catheter) his penis became quite raw. About 3 times more urine coming out of him was going into the catheter bag as opposed to cathing. I asked that a foley be put in due to all this. A few people have told us a super pubic will cause a lot less UTI's and much less invasive on the body. Please share your views on a super pubic versus a foley or cathing. Many thanks for any replies! **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220439616x1201372437/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62)
