I have had a superpubic catheter for nearly 3 years.
It is much easier to monitor urine output. Overall I think it's a much better solution. However, this will not eliminate urinary tract infections. I have constant infection... which the doctors and nurses describe as "colonization". I try not to take any more antibiotics. If I seem to get symptoms from bacteria, such as a bad smell or sediment in the urinary bag, a nurse will come and flush my bladder with sterile water mixed with a little bit of vinegar. Good luck, Dave Krehbiel From: Nichole Rohling [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 6:29 PM To: quad-l...@eskimo. Com Subject: [QUAD-L] cathing / uti / bladder spasms i have a friend whose son has been a c5 quad since april. they are doing intermittent cathing (new sterile cath each time) and he has had multiple uti's. many times when they cath they only get 100 cc or ml but when they pull cath out a lot of urine comes out afterwards. taking detrol for bladder spasms. uro doesn't want to do a superpubic and his mom feels that might be a fix for constant uti problem. he wears a condom cath when he goes out. thoughts and suggestions are much appreciated nicki c5
