Catheter Information
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Hello one and all.
This is just a little information on catheters that I came a pond. Some of you guy's may be aware and some may not know.
What is a Catheter ? It is also called a Foley. It was called a Foley because the doctor that invented it was was Dr. Frederic E. B. Foley 1930 but he lost the patent in 1935. But that is another story.
This is a report that was done on 2000 patients that were catheterized in the hospital and the problem that they had with the catheter. Most of the patients were men. The study found out that not only that they had to deal with infections but they had do deal with other problems.
In the hospital patients know that the catheter was put in to help them with there bladder. Most patient ended up with a catheter because they were having surgery. Most said that it did not hurt when it was going in. But most of them had it put in when they were out. They did say that it hurt coming out and caused some bleeding.
UTI's was the main concern but they found out that the risk is 5 times less common then noninfectious problems. Those issues include pain, bloody urine and activity restrictions while the catheter was still in. Trouble with going to the bathroom and sexual function can occur after the catheter is taking out.
The finding underscore the importance of avoiding an indwelling urinary catheter and have it removed as soon as possible. This was done in 2 hospital. They were checked at 2 weeks and 1 month.
76 percent of the patients had the catheter removed within 3 day of having it put in. Infection would found in over 10 % of the patients. At least one noninfectious complication come up in 55 % of the patients. 31 % that still had the catheter in said the the catheter was causing them pain or discomfort.
Among the ones that had the catheter out 20 % said they had a problem of leaking or difficulty starting or stopping. Over 5 % said that it has cause some form of sexual problem.
I wote this because there are some doctor or nurses that do not give you the information you need if you are having a catheter they just assume that your older and you should have had one before. Not all of us have to dealings with catheter. I did not have my first one till I was 58 and was not giving much information.
They should tell you before you have any surgery if you are going to have a catheter. If your surgery is under 3 1/2 hours you do not need a catheter. It is up to you if you want a catheter. If you have any concerns talk with your doctor. They should explain it to you.
God bless you all....Ken
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charles11940 kenneth1955
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Thanks, Kenneth. Three TURP procedures! You have my sympathy.
My urologist only recommended that I try CIC after I pushed him on alternatives to surgery.
I had lost confidence in him after I realized that had he done a simple sonogram several years earlier, he would have discovered that I had a "pocket" in my bladder due to the growth of a lobe of my prostate protruding into the bladder. The sonogram was a five-minuet, non-invasive procedure, and so simple that his nurse did it.
It was in this pocket of concentrated-urine that the bladder stones were able to grow. I could have avoided the whole miserable procedure of bladder stone surgery if he had done his job!
kenneth1955 charles11940
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Hey Buddy
Where did you get I had 3 Turps. I would never have any procedure that cuts away the prostate. I had the Urolift 4 years ago still open. CIC will help with your problem.
The Urolift would maybe help you also with the new surgery that the company came up with. It's call the Midlift. THey can pin it to one side and open you up
Take care....If you need to talk I'm here for you....Ken
charles11940 kenneth1955
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My mistake! I thought I read that in your post. I'm sure I read it, but it must have been in a post by someone else.
I'm in the middle of a kitchen remodel at present, and things (including my mind) are a bit disorganized!
dennis47445 charles11940
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I had three turps, four if you count the surgery for bladder stones. If I had known about cic, I think I would have only have to do one turp. After that, I could have cic, retone my bladder, and perhaps, get lucky and only do occsional cic's. Just my blue-color opinion.
kenneth1955 charles11940
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No problem. Hope all works out for you...Ken
charles11940 dennis47445
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Thanks, Dennis. I knew I read your comment somewhere. My situation, although nowhere near as tragic and traumatic as yours, is similar, in that if my urologist has bothered to do a simple sonogram, he would have seen that the pocket trapping residual urine was bound to lead to bladder stones, and I could have avoided that operation. I could also have avoided having urine backup into my kidneys, which may have caused irreversible damage that could have an an effect on their function.
Note to others on this blog: insist that your urologist do a very simple and non-invasive sonogram to determine if there is a pocket in your bladder that might be holding more than 100cc of urine, that could, over time, lead to bladder stones, and to potential kidney damage!
dennis47445 charles11940
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Charles, It must have been me. In 14 years, I've had three turps. I cic now.
dennis47445 charles11940
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good advice! by the way, if you don't mind me asking, "how old are you?"
charles11940 dennis47445
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Coming up (way too rapidly) on 83, and I'm starting to feel it!