I haven't been able to respond much lately due to some problems that I will hopefully be able to rectify tomorrow.
Anyway, I face this problem last year and ultimately decided to do the surgery and have a urostomy performed. I still have a bladder and the name of the procedure is ileovesicostomy. There is even a video of itOn YouTube. I was very scared and it has taken quite a while to heal. In fact, I'm having some problems right now, but I don't think it's related to the surgery (it's been 12 months since my surgery). If the time comes, make sure you get a really good surgeon. Also you might want to try to go to a center that does the procedure using robotics. They did the old-fashioned method on me and trying to recover from the incision was one of the worst parts. Although, I think a lot of the problem on having with my bladder currently is because I went too long without having the surgery done. They wanted me to have it done a couple of years ago and I balked at the idea. On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 2:54 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > My question is for those that have used a Foley catheter for many years. > > I am 46 years post SCI and have used a catheter since day one. The > catheter has caused > erosion on the bladder and the urologist warns me that there may come a > time when the bladder can no longer support a catheter. > > What are some of the other alternatives? > > > Glenn Henry >
