Question Dave, how do you flush the bladder?Is it through the catheter with a
syringe?
Lissette Whitehead
www.lissettesgoaltowalk.synthasite.com
www.lwgripgloves.com
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: FW: [QUAD-L] cathing / uti / bladder spasms
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 18:57:04 -0500
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
