Please suggest any alternatives that that might work for me that I've missed.
Burgerman wrote:Please suggest any alternatives that that might work for me that I've missed.
Get it welded up.
Irving wrote:Long term would be better to have a superpubic catheter fitted. Less likely to get bladder infections.
greybeard wrote:Irving wrote:Long term would be better to have a superpubic catheter fitted. Less likely to get bladder infections.
Hmm. That's a general anaesthetic job isn't it? Hadn't though about that. Under normal circumstances I would agree.
I have COPD and other breathing issues so not too enthusiastic about anything other than local anaesthetic stuff unless it's the life-saving kind. Thanks for the suggestion, though. I'll discuss it at decision time.
greybeard wrote:Nobody has yet answered my question about whether this stuff is on the NHS or whether you need to buy them. Which is it please?
greybeard wrote:Well guys, I'm experiencing my first day with an indwelling urethral cath and can see it may take some time to get used to it. I'm told that blood in the urine is not unusual at first so not overly concerned about that.
Its not unusual but if it lasts more than a day or two....
What does worry me is that I'm still getting the urgent feeling of a need to pee, but have to lift myself off the wheelchair seat to empty the bladder and even then I need to contract the bladder muscles to get a flow going.
Can't comment as I'm fully paralysed, but if the catheter is correctly seated and not blocked by the balloon that keeps it in or other external reasons then it should drain all the time.
I thought that with the FlipFlow valve open, gravity would do all the work and I wouldn't even know about it. But that's not what I'm experiencing. Whether this is because of the design of the wheelchair seat pad, I don't know, although it does seem to be the same on every seat I've tried. Gravity certainly does seem to be involved but only by squashing the urethra and cath by my bulk.
Any suggestions please?
Can't say this is a problem I've experienced, unless the catheter is getting kinked or blocked internally, mine drains all the time (both with urethral and SPC).
Have to say that even after just a day, I'm wishing I had the suprapubic option. I think I'm going to push for one.
You do get less bladder infections with SPC.
Questions about SPC - with one in place, can the penis still leak involuntarily?
Not normally, though if the catheter gets blocked you can get bypassing via that route or if you have a weak or damaged sphincter. Which can happen with long term urethral catheter. I had one for 2y when my SPC failed (it took that long to get a SPC re-insertion) without damage however.
- Does a SPC ensure complete bladder draining?
Not directly when upright, but when I lie down on my side at night I typically get a 250ml drain
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