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Bladder chronic UTI and urgency
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Apr 11, 2023 | Replies (34)Comment receiving replies
Updating, I saw my new doctor yesterday and concerning my chronic urgency and UTIS. Now self catherization is what she wants me to do. She had me void and catherized me and my bladder was not empty. The overwhelming stress I am going through with these UTIs and now wanting me to catherize myself, a whole new stressor is added. I'm hoping to hear any experiences on here about self catherizing. When I expressed my concern whether it can cause UTI, she said my concern here today is emptying my bladder which not doing the self procedure, it can cause utis. I'm 70 years old and grasping all this info can be confusing and add to my overwhelming frustration. So glad I have a place to vent. Anyway looking for any personal experiences to help me understand the how's and why's of catherization. Appreciate all and any thoughts. Thought I would just give you an update of my journey. Thanks again for lending an ear. Kathy
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This sounds so strange to me Daphne. Did the new doctor give you a diagnosis as to WHY your bladder isn’t emptying completely? There could be many reasons. As to self catheterization…go to the main Mayo Clinic page and put “self catheterization” in the search box. Many posts about it came up when I did that. You might want to join a second chat group about self catheterization and chat with others in that group about their diagnosis and why they are now self catheterizing. Did you make an appointment with a nephrologist yet?