Wow! Nothing like a big dose of AD to start my week off.
My catheter has been stopping up so I went to dr 8 weeks ago (I'm sure I have a bladder stone). He ordered CT scan and I've had to reschedule it 3 times in 6 weeks because of weather, getting it done tomorrow (thank God). My home health nurse told me not long ago that when my cath stops up have someone remove it until she gets here and urine will flow out. Normally, (over the course of the last almost 15 yrs) urine spasms out around cath so I have never done that. UNTIL TODAY! Urine wasn't leaking out, I was having spasms in my back, face and neck were fire engine red, my head was POUNDING. I thought "here we go, I'm gonna have a stroke" before she gets here! Then I remembered, get the catheter out! My mom was able to get it out and sure enough, urine leaked out. Hated to pee in my pants but when AD is that bad....it really didn't matter! Just wanted to share that if no urine is leaking out remove the catheter because it's stopping up the body's natural route for urine to come out! May have saved me from stroking out today!! Nicki c5/6
