Re: RE: Help --- Bladder
MARY L MAXWELL (MLMOHM(AT)prodigy.net)
Mon, 15 Dec 1997 00:14:30 -0000
My Doctor gave me a low dose of antibiotic to take every day to help with
the bladder problems. I have bladder infections frequently. Drink,
drike,drink, water ot cransberry juice. Personally I'msick to death of
crandberry juice. We, my husbank mix one can of orange juice and one can
lemon juice and one pakage of kool-aid just for a treat. Maybe that would
help, can't hurt. Mary mlmohm(AT)prodigy.net
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> From: Jeff Farney <jfarney(AT)nckcn.com>
> To: tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com
> Subject: RE: RE: Help --- Bladder
> Date: Saturday, December 13, 1997 2:22 AM
>
> Lizz & Paul;
>
> Uti's and cathing are both something thats soooo different in each
> individual. It seems as though I average a uti about every 5-6 weeks. I
feel
> I have a great Urologist. I was concerned that maybe my technique was
> causing the frequent infections. I re-use all my caths. After using one,
I
> rinse it off really good, inside and out. I then soak them in a cleansing
> solution, and wash them every 3 or 4 days. To dry them I just lay them
out
> in front of a fan. When dry, I bag them up for re-use. My current
Urologist,
> and one that I saw at the Mayo Clinic both said the patients they see use
> the same cath each time for a couple of days. I about flipped! Didn't
sound
> very sanitary to me, but they said these patients just rinse the cath off
> each time, put it in their baggy and rinse it off again before the next
use.
> I also use wipes to clean my hands off, and clean myself off. My current
Uro
> said I'm definately not getting my infections from my routine, as a
matter
> of fact he says I'm very meticulous, maybe too much. He says I have more
> bacteria floating around than most, causing the frequent uti's. I don't
use
> a preventative anti-biotic, for fear of creating even more bacteria,
since I
> did have bad yeast infection from breakdown in bacteria.
>
> As for kidney problems, since I was born with only one to begin with, we
do
> a Renal Sonogram every 6 months on my one kidney. This is a preventative
> measure, because kidney damage/disease can creep up very fast. I would
> probably have this procedure even if I had 2 kidneys, since I self cath.
> It's definately something not to mess around with! Just some
> thoughts.............
>
> Jeff
>
> Ryno
> jfarney(AT)nckcn.com