owlnona... your post in another thread prompted me a=to ask.
You said "Now I self-cath as needed."
My Q, is how do you KNOW you need to cath?
I was started on self-cath last week. I was told to cath 3 times a day, after voiding. (no months or years experience here).
My PVRs run about 120-280, hit 305 last week, which prompted the training at the urologist. Last night I woke up before 5am, felt like I need to void, but could not get a stream. So I self cathed, but only got about 120ml.
Here is a kicker. Other times I self cathed, just to make the 3x/day as instructed, no urgency or anything, yet had a PVR of about 280 ml? WEIRD!
I seem to sleep better/longer if I cath just before going to bed. Other than that, I am clueless about when I should or need to vs when I don't, other than if I get a fair stream or hardly a dribble. One thing I have noticed I leak less since I started self cathing.
Thanks all
Gomer Sir Falls-a-lot
You said "Now I self-cath as needed."
My Q, is how do you KNOW you need to cath?
I was started on self-cath last week. I was told to cath 3 times a day, after voiding. (no months or years experience here).
My PVRs run about 120-280, hit 305 last week, which prompted the training at the urologist. Last night I woke up before 5am, felt like I need to void, but could not get a stream. So I self cathed, but only got about 120ml.
Here is a kicker. Other times I self cathed, just to make the 3x/day as instructed, no urgency or anything, yet had a PVR of about 280 ml? WEIRD!
I seem to sleep better/longer if I cath just before going to bed. Other than that, I am clueless about when I should or need to vs when I don't, other than if I get a fair stream or hardly a dribble. One thing I have noticed I leak less since I started self cathing.
Thanks all
Gomer Sir Falls-a-lot
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