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Off-Topic => Off-Topic: Talk about anything you want. => Topic started by: Cordelia on September 20, 2012, 04:28:21 PM
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Has anyone self catheterized? Someone in my family may have to and I thought I'd come here for advice. They have to have the bladder sling surgery for a leaky bladder and was told they'd have to self catheterize for a couple of days post surgery at home. She is female.
Does anyone know if the catheter has to be in the entire two days or is it something you only do so often during the course of the day?
Just wondering if anyone had this surgery before and what your experience was with the catheter if you had to do that?
Thanks in advance for any help/info/advice.
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The sling surgery i had was the main contributing factor to my renal failure as it was done too tightly and damaged my urethra. This caused obstruction, urine retention and reflux. At the time of surgery i had in dwelling catheter for about 4 days. I now self catheterise 5/6 times a day. Good luck to your family member, i know this surgery is successful for many , i was just unlucky i guess.
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Did you have much pain post surgery?
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Jenna has been self-catheterizing for 11 years, 4 to 5 times a day.
She never has had trouble doing it.
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Thanks, Karol. I've often wondered how people go about doing this, so it's not likely then that the catheter would be in constatly, just intermittedly then, I'm assuming.
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There wasn't much pain post surgery Cordelia, mind you I had the procedure done at the same time as I had a hysterectomy so I was full of pain meds :)
The catheter remained in for the first days.
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There are one of two ways to go in, right? Vaginally or through the navel, right?
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I had a suprapubic Catheter, which goes in just above the pubic bone, was left in for about 4 days..... I now self catheterise which is via urethra.
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What is a suprapubic Catheter?
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I have been self catheterizing since the age of 4.. via the urethra (vaginally).
I also have a narrowing of the urethra that the catheter sometimes get stuck on, they have note on my chart to put a larger catheter in when i go for transplant surgery to try to stretch it. It doesn't happen very often since i use smaller catheters.
I self cath 4 times a day. Make sure it's clean and you use defecting wipes, a good gel (lubricant) and get female catheters since they are 1/2 the size of normal catheters.
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Does it hurt even with lubricant?
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I imagine everyone is different but I never have pain when using catheters.
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Thanks for sharing your experiences here Sue, Okarol and Rain :thx;