Mark, I cath 5 or 6 or sometimes more depending on how much I drink. I am hoping to be able to go off all my bladder meds and urinate on my own. I have been cathing for about 3 years. I have cut down on my bladder meds and I am now only taking 1. I can urinate on my own a little. But I don't empty my bladder all the way. Hope this helps you.
Lynn, in RI (cold and rainy for 4 days now) ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 2:22 PM Subject: [TMIC] straight cath Hello everyone, I have not logged in recently but I read as much as possible. But I do have a question that I hope someone out there has an answer.......one I want to hear! But first let me recap.... I was first diagnosed with TM after being in Temple hospital for over 6 weeks back in Sept of 2006. I recently visited Johns Hopkins in MD and was told by Dr. Greenburg that he was not sure that I had TM. I might have an AVM. Arterial Vascular Malformation. Temple hospital thought that as well but could not prove it so they diagnosed me with TM. Dr. Greenburg wants to do another angiogram in June to see if Temple missed the AVM. I was told by Dr. Greenburg that there are two ways to determine TM. One is with an MRI and the other is from the fluid from a spinal tap. Both were done at Temple Hospital and both did not show TM. I am numb from the waist down to my toes and must straight cath at least 4 times a day. Now to my question. Has anyone had problems urinating and then had the bladder come back and was able to urinate on their own again? Lately I have been able to urinate a little on my own but it is psoriatic. Is this a good sign or just a fluke? Thanks for letting me vent. Mark Marlton, NJ ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
