Hey Merill, did they tell you what type of bacteria you had and what type antibiotics did you use, IV or oral type?? i'm waiting for results from a urine culture and an MRI also. Dan H.
--- On Thu, 7/30/09, Merrill <[email protected]> wrote: From: Merrill <[email protected]> Subject: FW: [QUAD-L] Help! Suprapubic Cath keeps plugging To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, July 30, 2009, 12:54 PM For two months I have been going to ER 911 for uncontrollable AD in the middle of the night. Sometimes my SP would be clogged with mucus and others with sediment, both produced by UTI’s. Even irrigation would not clear the catheter. After three weeks on two antibiotics the problem appears resokved. Merrill From: Regina Fuller [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:45 AM To: [email protected]; quad-list Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Help! Suprapubic Cath keeps plugging Whether its a supra pubic or not sounds like you might need to irrigate and flush out the sediment and mucus, but also might want to get some antibiotics. You can flush with water and vinegar and do it till it comes clean You should be irrigating whenever you start getting to much junk in the tube, but at least couple times a week.. Or you might have some infection thats why the stediment and mucus is clogging it. Regina Life's greatest accomplishments are those that at first seem impossible and No one can know what they can do until they try. --- On Mon, 7/27/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [QUAD-L] Help! Suprapubic Cath keeps plugging To: [email protected] Date: Monday, July 27, 2009, 6:08 PM I hope someone can help me, I have a supra-pubic catheter and it keeps plugging up. Mainly it seems to be mucus, but sometimes it gritty stuff. I've heard of pills to acidify the urine and flushing with things like Renacedin (sp?). What works best for you guys? Please help
