First thing I thought last night after adding up all that’s happened was bladder stone.
I’ve only had one that was many many years ago. Urologist here I come…….dang it. Nicki From: Lori Michaelson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2017 1:11 PM To: Nichole Rohling Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] ? about Irrigating Catheter After I began to have more sediment buildup in the urine it was because of me having the pathogenic bacteria called Proteus Mirabilis which is stubborn and won't go away. It sounds like you may have bladder stones which can harbor bacteria like that. Try getting your doctor to order a CT scan which is the only way to see if you have bladder stones or not. I began irrigating with a combination of vinegar and sterile water and all was okay until that nurse but I spoke on the numerous e-mails of mine here is stretched my urethra so badly that I can no longer hold onto the vinegar and water solution. Irrigating is one thing but "instilling" (holding that combination in your bladder for as long as you can by clamping the catheter off) is another thing. ~Lori On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Nichole Rohling <[email protected]> wrote: Several years ago a urologist gave me a prescription for something to use to irrigate my catheter/bladder. At the time I couldn’t get it because of something going on with the company and the FDA. Dr. told me just use sterile water. Do any of you use something besides sterile water to irrigate or know the name of liquid that is a prescription? My urine has had a foul odor and within the last few weeks it’s leaked 4 times. Sunday it drained fine but when I got in bed and we tried to irrigate it wouldn’t go in. My caregiver squeezed up and down the catheter and she was finally able to get it irrigated. It was fine Monday and last night the same thing happened but we couldn’t get it to irrigate. Ended up changing the catheter. Had a lot of sediment crystals in urine. I haven’t changed anything but obviously something is going on………ugh! Nicki -- "Petting, scratching and cuddling a dog could be soothing to the mind and heart and deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer." ~Dean Koontz
