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Hi @alderton, glad to have a chance to share my experiences with you in hopes that...
A suprapubic catheter was my dad&#39 ... For a few months, he was able to self-catheterize ... urologist recommended the permanent catheter
Support Group: Kidney & Bladder
Posted: Aug 8, 2020
Pamelasc...excuse the delay in answering your questions re sleep apnea....I really don't have any of the...
then once scan showed " ischemia" had catherization ... heart and that is why I will force self ... that after driving over an hour by self
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Apr 10, 2017
First, you are not alone. About 50-70% of us sleep poorly (awake often, or get to...
doctor after a rough patch following catheter ... exhaustion, could be offset by the self-administration
Discussion: What now??
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Dec 28, 2024
Aged 65. Had surgery 16th May 2025, so 17 days in. Previously had Urolift in 2019,...
Discharged with catheter following day ... Trial without catheter three days later ... Did self catheterisation for a day, ... unable to pee, then put indwelling catheter ... Very happy to lose catheter.
Support Group: Men's Health
Posted: Jun 3 11:35am
After the removal of my catheter, about 2AM I had the urge to pee. I couldn't...
After the removal of my catheter, about ... Finally a doctor arrived, catherized ... I was put back on a catheter and bag ... Of course, I was instructed to self ... catherize during that time to make sure
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Posted: Sep 28, 2024
Wow, you are really feeling low, I can even tell in the written word. You are...
You are not pathetic and any son who ... list three positive things about your self
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Posted: Aug 25, 2024
I am a 65 year old male who had a radical robotic prostatectomy in the fall...
They showed me how to “self-cath” so ... Having to self-cath at work became a ... I had a Supra Pubic Catheter installed ... I have had to self-cath a few times
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Posted: Jun 18, 2024
Hi, @busyyaya. Glad to learn that you're preparing for your own surgery. I think there are...
I had a catheter-and-bag for six weeks ... That was followed by self-insertion ... of a catheter to drain any urine residue ... The catheter was not attached to a bag ... I use the catheter several times a week
Hi Dave, Well that sounds like mostly good news. Especially not having to make a 454...
to make a 454 mile trip to get your catheter ... I did not have a supra public catheter ... but I have been self cathing for the ... before I could not get even a 12F catheter
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Posted: Oct 1, 2023
Hi Bob. Very long journey. Had pc robotic October 2019. gene testing 5% chance of reoccurring...
Suprapubic catheter installed Christmas ... Had both foley and suprapubic catheter ... know, I am very experienced with the catheters ... , including self catheterizing, many
I also would like to hear from experienced self-cath patients. Is it difficult? Do you get...
would like to hear from experienced self-cath ... What diagnosis caused the need for self ... emergency room or doctors office for catherization ... doctor is insisting I learn how to self
Discussion: Self cath
Support Group: Kidney & Bladder
Posted: Dec 30, 2022
Hi everyone, I am new here. My name is Delmar. I am originally from the USA,...
for over 20 years, self regulated by ... to connect a bag to my indwelling catheter ... cannot relieve itself through a tiny catheter
Discussion: Dizziness with ckd
Support Group: Kidney & Bladder
Posted: Aug 13, 2022