I have to agree with Dave. When they changed your catheter did they irrigate to make sure that everything is working okay? Also it is important that they insert the catheter all the way in. It's easier than you would think to have the catheter partway in. I had this happen once in the pain was horrific and I did experience AD.
In order to make sure it's in right, they should stop once the catheter reaches the back of the bladder. Insert some fluid into the balloon and then lightly pull on the catheter to make sure it moves in and out a little bit. Quadius PS I did experience some pain off and on when I had mine changed, but the only times I ever remember having AD involved the catheter not being in all the way and once they put in a silicone catheter. On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Dave Krehbiel <[email protected]>wrote: > This could be a very big problem. Most of the time, I had no problems > whatsoever following a catheter changed. About four or five times, > something was wrong. In one case, the pain was so terrible I needed to go > to the hospital. Possibly the procedure was done incorrectly. Possibly the > new catheter is blocked or pinched. This might be a serious situation. Call > your nurse now. Insist that another catheter be installed. In an emergency, > you can also try flushing the catheter using a mild solution of distilled > water and vinegar.**** > > ** ** > > Dave Krehbiel**** > > (301) 924-4530**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Fragile [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, November 08, 2012 4:54 PM > *To:* quad-list > *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] Suprapubic info**** > > ** ** > > Had my suprapubic changed for the first time about 5 hours ago and the > Autonomic Dysreflexia won't let up. Expected some AD, but not this > long/bad. How do you all treat/deal with this?**** > > On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Quadius <[email protected]> wrote:**** > > I had my SP for almost 17 years and had very little problem with leakage > out of the stoma. You might want to try to increase the amount of fluid in > the ball. If it's a 5 mL Foley, you can put up to 10 mL without too much > problem. I used to use around eight, because if I used anything lower it > might leak a little. > > Hopefully this helps you out. You can also wear a drain sponge around the > SP. > Quadius**** >
