I had to start self-cathing back in Aug due to PVR over 300. I usually do ok, still a bit odd to me but I can do it.
BUT: Once in a while I have a leakage (sorry loss for better word/s) problem when self-cathing. This morning was the worst. I was going to sleep in (weekend) but had been getting up about 5:30 am lately (to take wife to work, school back in session).
Sleeping in was not in my cards today. About 5 or 6 am I just HAD to go pee, but I could not. So I got out the cath gear and began to cath. I got it about half way in and the flood gates broke, there was so much pressure it was coming out thru the cath AND around it at the same time. Needless to say the pressure also blew the cath out.
After the flood was over, I restarted the self-cath and got even more. I seem to Have more than one stricture, one about half way up the long and winding plumbing and another at the bladder/prostate. I say long and winding because I usually use over 10 inches, not 5 or 6 inches of the cath before I get any flow.
I have surgery scheduled for next month, but I doubt he is aware of the chance(??) there may be two separate unrelated strictures. It only happens once in a while. I think my internal plumbing changes position or maybe tangles.
When I had the uro-testing, the nurse had a minor issue when inserting the cath for testing. I told her to rotate it, to get past a spot (something I had learned in he previous 2 weeks, to do once in a while, not always) and it went in fine after that. I wonder if I should call the urologist practice and note my issue this morning etc???
Gomer Sir Falls-a-lot
BUT: Once in a while I have a leakage (sorry loss for better word/s) problem when self-cathing. This morning was the worst. I was going to sleep in (weekend) but had been getting up about 5:30 am lately (to take wife to work, school back in session).
Sleeping in was not in my cards today. About 5 or 6 am I just HAD to go pee, but I could not. So I got out the cath gear and began to cath. I got it about half way in and the flood gates broke, there was so much pressure it was coming out thru the cath AND around it at the same time. Needless to say the pressure also blew the cath out.
After the flood was over, I restarted the self-cath and got even more. I seem to Have more than one stricture, one about half way up the long and winding plumbing and another at the bladder/prostate. I say long and winding because I usually use over 10 inches, not 5 or 6 inches of the cath before I get any flow.
I have surgery scheduled for next month, but I doubt he is aware of the chance(??) there may be two separate unrelated strictures. It only happens once in a while. I think my internal plumbing changes position or maybe tangles.
When I had the uro-testing, the nurse had a minor issue when inserting the cath for testing. I told her to rotate it, to get past a spot (something I had learned in he previous 2 weeks, to do once in a while, not always) and it went in fine after that. I wonder if I should call the urologist practice and note my issue this morning etc???
Gomer Sir Falls-a-lot
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