Janice your experience mirrors mine. I seem to be able to empty my bladder during the day, but at night it seems I can either be soaked in the am, or find I am fairly dry and I never know which one it is going to be. I also wear plenty of protection at night and also get up at least once during the night to go.
Patti - Wisconsin On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 10:25 PM, Janice Nichols <[email protected]>wrote: > Bridget, glad you are doing to see a someone about the bladder > retention. I had a urology specialist and it did really help. Still > have problems, but can empty my bladder > completely on my own. Problems are at night when I make a lot of urine > and don’t feel it enough to wake up and go to the bathroom. I seem to go > in cycles of heavy flow of > urine at night and then a short while of being fairly dry when I wake up > in the morning. Go to bed with lots of protection. I know that I will > probably not ever be much better > with this problem, but at least I do not have to cath any more. > > Janice > > > *From:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, November 12, 2012 2:49 PM > *To:* Jde <[email protected]> > *Cc:* tmic <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [TMIC] Looking for input. solving a problem urinating > > > *Is it just as easy as regular cathing?* > > Yes, the same. > > > *Do you have to deal with leaking and how do you deal with it?* > > If you had asked me yesterday I'd have said the only sign of leaking > was a wetness at the hole. > > But yesterday I was rudely reminded of a vulnerability all indwelling > caths share: if you pull the > > cath by accident you injure the bladder, and the bladder reacts with both > sphincter and detrusor > > spasms. And a bit of blood in the bag. The detrusor wins, and a gush of > wetness follows. > > Alton, with a month of unanswered mail > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jde <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:20:46 -0000 (UTC) > Subject: Re: [TMIC] Looking for input. solving a problem urinating > > > *Hi Alton,* > ** > *I don't know if you remember me, but I used to be on TMIC site several > years ago and then go tired of all of the arguements and signed off for a > while. Anyway, I am back and am interested in suprapubic catheters.* > ** > *One of my doctors is really pushing me to get it done and Urologist does > not want me to. I'm not sure what to do. How are you doing after having > gotten it done? Is it just as easy as regular cathing? Do you have to > deal with leaking and how do you deal with it?* > > *Thanks,* > *Jude Hoops* > ** > Practice Random Acts of Kindness > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: a-ryder <[email protected]> > > To: Bridget Skinner <[email protected]> > > Cc: Janice Nichols <[email protected]>; john snodgrass < > [email protected]>; Elizabeth Clark <[email protected]>; Janet Dunn < > [email protected]>; tmic-list <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sun, Sep 9, 2012 11:12 am > > Subject: Re: [TMIC] Looking for input. solving a problem urinating > > > Also, I have a problem urinating. I have to push really hard no matter > how bad I have to go. > Bridget, the bladder problem has an easy solution - a catheter, either > intermittent or indwelling (also called a Foley catheter.) > I had a spinal infarction on 1997 that, amongst other blessings, left me > with the same the same bladder symptom - the detrusor**muscles insisted > on voiding while the bladder sphincter refused to allow it. I was caught in > the middle of the conflict. The solution was to use a catheter, a soft > tube with a closed end and a hole in the side just before the end. Inserted > into the urethra through the sphincter to the bladder, it drained the > bladder. After a few months of using this “straight cath.” I switched to a > Foley, a cath with a ballon on the end that could be inflated with water > once it was in the bladder; the ballon kept the cath from being expelled. > I used a Foley from 1998 until fifteen weeks ago when I had a suprapubic > cath installed. > Pros and cons: > Intermittent: > pro: you can do it forever > con: the bother (compared to the alternatives) of finding a urinal > Indwelling: > pro: you need empty accumulated urine only twice a day > con: you wear a bag on your leg (day) and connect to a large bag at > night > con: the cath must be changed at least once a month > con: years of use can damage the urethra if you are not careful > Suprapubic: > pro: you need empty accumulated urine only twice a day > con: you wear a bag on your leg (day) and connect to a large bag at > night > con: the cath must be changed at least once a month > con: you now have a tube coming out your belly > Alton > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Bridget Skinner <[email protected]> > To: Janice Nichols <[email protected]> > Cc: john snodgrass <[email protected]>, Elizabeth Clark < > [email protected]>, Janet Dunn <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Sent: Sat, 08 Sep 2012 22:49:36 -0000 (UTC) > Subject: Re: [TMIC] Looking for input. > I wanted to let you know as promised that i FINALLY got insurance in place > and I saw my neurologist. I have something called myoclonus and am being > treated for the jerking. The twitching in my fingers is because of my brain > knowing how to type fast and my spine is keeping it to do so. I understand > what he told me but it is difficult to explain. But, the jerking and the > twitching are different. The inflammation from the TM did a number on my > spine but at least the jerking isn't as scary knowing it can, and is, being > treated. I feel relieved and hope the medication works. I have a referral > to see someone about my bladder retention issues also.Thank you for your > support. > > >
