[QUAD-L] Caths
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drink alot more you'll always have bacteria in your urine w/ an indwelling. Have you considered an Supra pubic? - Original Message - From: Silas Shelburne To: quad-List@eskimo.com Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 5:20 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Caths! Hey everybody, I guess you've answerd these questions 1000 times, anyway here goes. For 3years I have been straight cathed every 4hr's, just lately ive started reflexing. Stay wet at night and somtimes of the day, so I had my sister put in a indewling last tuesday. The Dr wrote a order for the new caths but didn't tell me much about them, except change monthly. I read all your post about Infections and flushing with this and that, any input will be greatly appreciated. Not having the aggravation of being cathed every 4hrs is great, but don't won't to keep a uti all the time. Thanks Silas P.S. I don't know anything about a indewling cath.
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Maybe you can start using a condom cath. Jim
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Hi Silas, I was straight cathed for first 3 years of being paralized, then due to complications with blockage and so on the doc told me to get a supra-pubic cath... I have it changed once a month or so. With regular cathing or indwelling you will usually get infections, I think the men who have a condom cath do the best on avoiding infections. Dan c-6 8years post
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Wow ! 1000mg 3 times a day ? My urologist told me even taking vitamin c several times a week causes stones in many quadseven with that advice I still take 500mg about twice a week.everyone has a different body system tho. Dan
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My doctor takes 3000mg per day and recommended I do the same. Haven't even caught a cold even when people around me have been sick since I started taking that amount daily. I've never had kidney stones. At 11:12 AM 7/23/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow ! 1000mg 3 times a day ? My urologist told me even taking vitamin c several times a week causes stones in many quadseven with that advice I still take 500mg about twice a week.everyone has a different body system tho. Dan
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I only cath twice a day, when I get up in the morn and when I go to bed at night. Seems to work pretty well. From: Jim Lubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], quad-List@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Caths! Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 10:46:10 -0700 I find it interesting that several people have recommended external condom caths. I am not able to void at all on my own so an external catheter would not work for me. I get straight cathed anywhere from 6 to 10 hours apart during the day while out of bed and every 2 to 3 hours at night when in bed. It comes out to 4 to 5 times in a 24 hour period. Have been doing this for 16 years. I've only had 1 UTI about 12 years ago. I do take 1000mg of vitamin C 3 times a day and mainly just drink water, and not even large amounts, just about 6 to 7 glasses a day. Jim At 10:14 AM 7/23/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Silas, I was straight cathed for first 3 years of being paralized, then due to complications with blockage and so on the doc told me to get a supra-pubic cath... I have it changed once a month or so. With regular cathing or indwelling you will usually get infections, I think the men who have a condom cath do the best on avoiding infections. Dan c-6 8years post
[QUAD-L] Caths!
Hey everybody, I guess you've answerd these questions 1000 times, anyway here goes. For 3years I have been straight cathed every 4hr's, just lately ive started reflexing. Stay wet at night and somtimes of the day, so I had my sister put in a indewling last tuesday. The Dr wrote a order for the new caths but didn't tell me much about them, except change monthly. I read all your post about Infections and flushing with this and that, any input will be greatly appreciated. Not having the aggravation of being cathed every 4hrs is great, but don't won't to keep a uti all the time. Thanks Silas P.S. I don't know anything about a indewling cath.
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Silas, I think you should consider using an external cath if you're emptying ok. It'smuch better for you and less chance of a uti. Mark ---Original Message--- From: Silas Shelburne Date: 07/22/05 16:24:20 To: quad-List@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Caths! Hey everybody, I guess you've answerd these questions 1000 times, anyway here goes. For 3years I have been straight cathed every 4hr's, just lately ive started reflexing. Stay wet at night and somtimes of the day, so I had my sister put in a indewling last tuesday. The Dr wrote a order for the new caths but didn't tell me much about them, except change monthly. I read all your post about Infections and flushing with this and that, any input will be greatly appreciated. Not having the aggravation of being cathed every 4hrs is great, but don't won't to keep a uti all the time. Thanks Silas P.S. I don't know anything about a indewling cath.
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Hello Silas, How are you doing? In responce to this Cathing every four hours or wearing a indewling catheter. Two years after my accident I had what the Doctor calls a "Sphincteronomy", it where they cut the Sphincter Muscle that controls when you pee. Well when you could know in your mind it was time to go, your mind would tell the Sphincter Muscle let it go. This is geting a little to juicy to keep explaining it. "LOL" You need to see a Urologis in order to have the operation. After you have the operation, you can then wear a external catheter called a "Texas Catheter" and use a leg bag drainage system during the day, and night drainage system while in bed. It gives you more freedom so, the catheters after the operation will be called "Freedom Catheters". I use it and theres no need to find a bush again big enough to go pee. Chet C-6 C-7 ( Cquad7 ) Silas Shelburne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey everybody, I guess you've answerd these questions 1000 times, anyway here goes. For 3years I have been straight cathed every 4hr's, just lately ive started reflexing. Stay wet at night and somtimes of the day, so I had my sister put in a indewling last tuesday. The Dr wrote a order for the new caths but didn't tell me much about them, except change monthly. I read all your post about Infections and flushing with this and that, any input will be greatly appreciated. Not having the aggravation of being cathed every 4hrs is great, but don't won't to keep a uti all the time. Thanks Silas P.S. I don't know anything about a indewling cath. __Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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I always felt that if someone was going to put an indwelling cath in, I want a hug first and a cuddle after. j/k Have you considered an external cath. Not many UTI's. You only cath to check and make sure there's less than 50cc's residual. I haven't checked my residual in over 5 years. john In a message dated 7/22/2005 5:24:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hey everybody, I guess you've answerd these questions 1000 times, anyway here goes. For 3years I have been straight cathed every 4hr's, just lately ive started reflexing. Stay wet at night and somtimes of the day, so I had my sister put in a indewling last tuesday. The Dr wrote a order for the new caths but didn't tell me much about them, except change monthly. I read all your post about Infections and flushing with this and that, any input will be greatly appreciated. Not having the aggravation of being cathed every 4hrs is great, but don't won't to keep a uti all the time. Thanks Silas P.S. I don't know anything about a indewling cath.
