How often do you do irrigations? On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 4:48 PM Robert Vogel <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Lori and All, > > For what it’s worth, I’m in my 34th year as a T10 para and I intermittent > cath. About 12-15 years ago I started getting more frequent > UTI’s despite doing everything right, plenty of water, clean cath > technique etc… I was taking too many courses of antibiotics and it was > messing with my gut etc. Around 2011 urologist suggested I try irrigating > with a solution of saline mixed with prescription Neosporin GU (it comes > in a glass ampule). I’ve only had one UTI since! I asked her if this is > appropriate for people with a Foley and/or Suprapubic and she said “Yes, you > put the irrigation solution in the bladder, cap off the Foley tube for > 20-minutes (set a timer!) then let it drain. It has completely stopped my > UTI’s > and anecdotally, has stopped UTI’s of friends of mine in a similar > situation. > > Following are links to two columns I wrote for New Mobility magazine about > the subject. I hope it helps. > > Neosporin Gu > http://www.newmobility.com/2011/04/neosporin-gu/ > > Bladder Irrigation Solutions for UTI Reduction > http://www.newmobility.com/?s=Neosporin+GU > > Bob Vogel > > > On Apr 22, 2019, at 2:14 PM, Lori Michaelson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > When I mentioned in my last e-mail that I tried using an irrigation > solution but could not come up with the name I just found it by doing a > search on Veteracin vf being used in the bladder on the Care Cure > Community. I see that back in 2011 someone was inquiring about the > Veteracin for irrigation or instilling. There was a long thread on this and > then one of them mentioned the solution I was trying to think of and it was > Renacidin I resorted to (before even having all these problems) that caused > my bladder wall to bleed even though I started out with a very small > amount. :-( > > On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 1:33 PM Eric Olson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> You can buy it on Amazon but this place is the cheapest I've found >> >> https://expressvet.pharmacy/product/vetericyn-vf-plus-wound-and-skin-care/ >> >> I have ordered from them in the past >> >> On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 1:52 PM Lori Michaelson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I'm definitely not going to the hospital or a hospital since that is >>> where I got it but I thank you Dana for replying. >>> >>> Eric... where do you get Veteracin vf? I mentioned in my e-mail that >>> the bacteria as MRSA. >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 9:22 AM Eric Olson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> All I could suggest is irritating with vetericyn vf and a drug called >>>> methenamine. It turns your urine into formaldehyde. The problem is that >>>> you have to keep your urine acidic for it to work. So lots and lots of >>>> vitamin c round the clock. Neither is a cure, but together they might help >>>> with your pain. What's the bug? >>>> >>>> On Sun, Apr 21, 2019 at 4:48 PM Lori Michaelson <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Has anyone had to resort to go into an Infectious Disease Physician? >>>>> If so, why? >>>>> >>>>> I acquired a nosocomial infection (from a hospital) a little over a >>>>> couple years ago and it won't go away. It used to be responsive to oral >>>>> antibiotics (specifically Nitrofurantoin - a.k.a. Macrobid) but it has now >>>>> become resistant to that. >>>>> >>>>> My urologist put me on Gentamicin injections but that did not work >>>>> either. I don't have a fever but I am doubled over in bladder pain and >>>>> flank pain. My urologist is at a loss as to what to do saying there is >>>>> nothing that can be done to get rid of MRSA in my bladder. That is what I >>>>> have. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks and Happy Easter! >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> "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 >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> "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 >>> >> > > -- > "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 > > >
