What is the difference between urostomy and ileal conduit. I have a ileal conduit, because they had to remove my bladder because of bladder cancer. I was in the hospital for months. Dana.
To me it's easier than changing the indwelling catheter. In a message dated 11/3/2013 1:45:52 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I had an indwelling catheter for 26 years and then I had to have a urostomy done because my urethra was all stretched out beyond repair. I was at the point where I was changing my cath 3 to 4+ a WEEK! Which, of course, caused quite a few UTI's. The Urostomy surgery was HELL I won't sugarcoat it, it was THE HARDEST surgery I ever went through. The recovery was twice as hard as the surgery. In the end, I wish I had done it sooner but I was he'll bent against it unless I absolutely HAD to. Bobbie Smile Everyday On Nov 2, 2013, at 1:00 PM, "nichole rohling" <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: I’ve had an indwelling cath (16 french) for over 15 years……..just moved up to a 18 from a 16 because of it stopping up and some leakage (minimal). I say wait and get a 2nd opinion. Nicki c5/6 From: Naomi Hudson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 9:47 PM To: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Subject: [QUAD-L] Suprapubic Catheter Help I need your advice, I have had an indwelling Foley catheter for the past eight years. My urologist keeps telling me eventually, my urethra will become eroded and it will start to leak. This will cause me to need urinary diversion surgery, which I've told him I'm not going to have unless it's absolutely, positively necessary, because it's so invasive. So now he's telling me my next best option is a suprapubic catheter. Then he tells me that he may have to give me Botox in my bladder to keep my urethra from leaking. So I'm like, why not wait until my urethra starts to leak and then give me the Botox and a suprapubic catheter. I have a return visit in three weeks to let him know what I'm going to do. Any suggestions? Have a Blessed Day, Naomi =
