Your son is pretty young. I don't kknow why doctors think intermittant cathing helps the quality of life at his age. Consider a supra-pubic catheter. Easy care and very few accidents. It also adds less complicated sex into his life. Little blue pills often add some qual;ity of living. Best wishes, john
________________________________ From: Larry Willis <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 5:43 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Fwd: [SCIC] (unknown) You might even try a Texas cath and bag. It would be easier and safer than a foley. Only problem is getting them to stay on. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: "Sheila Connell" <[email protected]>Date: May 21, 2012 16:00:22 EDTTo: <[email protected]>Subject: Re: [SCIC] (unknown)Reply-To: [email protected] > > >Great idea, although I have no idea how to do that, but hopefully Beverly does or her son. >Thx Peter, u r really an asset to this group. >sheila > >----- Original Message ----- >>From: [email protected] >>To: [email protected] >>Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 09:28 >>Subject: Re: [SCIC] (unknown) >> >> >>Bev >> >>It might be worth putting in a Foley cath with a leg bag to cover such >>events? Useful for flying etc where you really don't want an accident. You >>can take it out when you're back home and safe. >> >>Peter >> >>Peter Sonksen: aged 75 Retired physician. C4/5 Incomplete from skiing accident Park City, Utah 27th December 2002. Urostomy for bladder cancer May 2004. Moderator SCI Group >> >> >> >> >>In a message dated 21-May-12 17:18:43 GMT Daylight Time, >>[email protected] writes: >> >>>It's so encouraging to hear from other people who are struggling with the >>>same issues. It's easy to feel "alone" with you SCI problems, especially >>>when you don't have a dr. that understand them. >>>We use digital stimulation alone for the BP - fewer complications that way. >>> I'm writing at the moment about bladder spasms. My son is going back to >>>school, take computer programming. He's doing great, except that many >>>times when he's writing exams, putting pressure on his palms to hold onto >>>the pen, his bladder goes off, even when I've cath'd him just before he >>>went in. He isn't pushing on his bladder. I guess is just tightening his >>>muscles that does it. He refuses to wear a diaper, but that means I have >>>to change his clothes and wash him in the van, since he usually has another >>>class to go to. It's really hard to do. He's 6 feet tall and I'm not too >>>big or strong. A couple of times I've changed him twice in a day. (I >>>always keep 2 sets of clothes in the van - dark blue or black so the urine >>>doesn't show). I guess you're going to say wear a diaper ... Just thought >>>I'd ask if anyone had a suggestion. >>>Bev Bell, mother of Steven, C4 incomplete, car accident in 2006 at age 29 >>> >>> >__._,_.___ >Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic >Messages in this topic (138) >Recent Activity: * New Members 1 >Visit Your Group > > >Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use >. >__,_._,___
