Re: Arlene

[Guest guest]

Hi Arlene,

Believe me, I have tried it all. When Jim is in the

state of mind of not knowing a toilet, he is confused

about everything, so I can not even hold a urinal for

him to use, because he won't let me near him and he

can not hold it himself, because he does not

understand to aim into it and just holds it anywhere

off to the side and pees and mostly pees on the floor.

I can't use a commode. I have one, but he doesn't feel

secure with it, because it is too high over the toilet

or if I have it in the bedroom, it is not stable for

him and he doesn't feel secure and won't use it

either, Mostly it is just another toilet that he

doesn't recognize and won't sit on.

The best thing ever that was a dream come true was

when he had a catheter and I never had to worry about

pee on the floor or combativeness. Unfortunately, even

though the urologist changed it to a new one every 6

weeks, Jim got UTIs a lot from it and one really bad

one that put him in the hospital for 2 weeks and in a

Convalescent home for another 2 weeks. So that was the

end of the catheter. He can not wear a condom catheter

either, because he pulls it off, even the ones with

adhesive.

I have tried everything. The catheter was the only

thilng that worked until he had the UTIs.

Thanks for your suggestions...............Jan

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Jan Colello, wife of Jim, dx w/Parkinsons 1993 and LBD 2003San Francisco Bay

Area, California

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