Thank you for sending this, looks interesting. Meredith
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Vogel" <[email protected]> To: "Nan" <[email protected]>, "Larry Willis" <[email protected]>, [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 11:15:40 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: [QUAD-L] Hemorrhoids? In my "survey of one"--check out the Peristeen system by Coloplast. It is a rectal catheter with a small inflatable balloon--basically a rectal Foley. Water goes into your bowel through the Foley and the balloon keeps the water from going out. This is done while sitting on the commode. For most people, complete emptying takes place in 20-40 minutes. I've been using it for 5 months now, no accidents and my hemorrhoids have vanished. At the moment medicaid and some private insurance is covering the system and Medicare coding is expected this fall. Bob V http://www.coloplast.com/products/bladder-bowel/#section=Anal-irrigation-system_7930 From: Nan <[email protected]> To: Larry Willis <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 1:22 PM Subject: Re: Fwd: [QUAD-L] Hemorrhoids? Larry, Yes, I turn my head. I started in rehab w/ a collar on. I liked it because I wasn't being woken up every 2 hours to be turned! Nan On Saturday, March 15, 2014 4:13 PM, Larry Willis <[email protected]> wrote: How in the world do you sleep on your stomach? Do you simply turn your head sideways? I would either smother or break my neck (again). ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nan < [email protected] > Date: Saturday, March 15, 2014 Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Hemorrhoids? To: Nan < [email protected] >, Quadius < [email protected] >, " [email protected] " < [email protected] > Cc: Nancy Pritchard < [email protected] >, quad-list < [email protected] > I've been doing my BP in bed for over 40 years. Since I sleep on my stomach, it's relatively easy for me. Every night we put a chux under me and one between my legs to catch "the results". Before I put my blankets on, my aide inserts a dulcolax suppository. That means that I have all night to fully empty and 99.9% of the time there is no suppository residue. I started doing this within a few years of my injury. I felt I had better things to do during the day, so why not try it while sleeping. Nan On Friday, March 14, 2014 11:38 PM, Quadius < [email protected] > wrote: I really wish I could get my bowel program down to an hour and a half like it was when I was a new injury. Unfortunately I am now stuck with three hour to four hour bowel care every other night. Most of the fecal matter is evacuated in about two hours, but we often spend another hour and a half to two hours waiting on the mucus to come down. It's a significant amount of mucus and if I tried to wait until the next morning to check for it, it creates a pretty bad mess. Not to mention the fact that it is terribly uncomfortable for me. I'd appreciate any advice. Oh yeah, I do my bowel regimen in bed because of my high level of injury does not allow me to sit comfortably in a shower chair in order to do the procedure. Thanks, Quadius On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 12:09 PM, < [email protected] > wrote: There are several new procedures for hemorrhoids. I would check with your primary to one of those major clinics that specializes in hemorrhoid issues. Best Wishes In a message dated 3/12/2014 4:24:45 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: <blockquote> Any words of wisdom? Bowel program every other day...1.5 hours between bp and shower using the magic bullet. Not constipated. Discomfort and obvious hemorrhoids becoming a concern. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone </blockquote>
