Did you find a solution for bladder atrophy and the bladder wrapping around the catheter?
On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 5:34 PM, Quadius <[email protected]> wrote: > I had some problems with pain and AD whenever I've had my suprapubic. I > found that a lot of the problems were occurring because the catheter was > rubbing against the back of the bladder. Have you tried tethering the > catheter to your belly so that it doesn't slide into the bladder too far? > You might also have a problem with bladder atrophy. Mine was pretty severe > and it would happen at least once or twice a day that the catheter would > stop draining because the bladder had wrapped around the catheter. > Q > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Feb 5, 2014, at 9:34 AM, Fragile <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've been having trouble with AD for the past 14 months after having a SP > cath put in. The first few days after the catheter is changed, AD occurs > every 10 minutes or so. Transferring in and out of my chair also sets it > off. When getting dressed, any contact to the groin area also sets it > off. The only thing that gets rid of it is to lay on my side. Blood > pressure gets up to 180/120. Local Doctors are clueless. The supposed > "good" doctors are 3 hours away, I'm afraid of trying to travel that far. > > > On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 7:59 PM, Gmail <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I had a very bad AD "episode" back in 1986 before anybody knew what it >> was and what he signs are. >> I was hospitalized for severe headache's, they ended up putting an >> elderly woman who was almost complexly deaf in my room. Every person who >> came to communicate with her had to SHOUT! >> It ended up having a full blown stroke on my right side. I couldn't speak >> or move my left arm. Then I threw-up bile which was a clear indicator that >> my gallbladder was very bad. After they removed it I got my speech back and >> could move my left arm again ... I am SO LUCKY! >> As a result of the stroke I have some long-term memory loss. >> Bobbie >> >> Smile Everyday >> > >
