Re: Re: Anesthetic

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Thanks Danna, after the recent checking out I've done I'm extremely #@$$ed

off (pardon my Australian) that surgeons haven't bothered to mention the

catheter. No doubt they've left out other info as well, some of our doctors

are really getting me with stunts like this - why do I have to figure vit

all out for myself?

Steph

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>Subject: Re: Re: Anesthetic

>Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 12:00:58 -0800

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>Meribeth Wrote:

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>Our doctor highly recommended it be done

> > before the child is walking due to the sensitivity of the area. He

> > had a sub-pubic tube for 14 days afterward with a drainage bag. Due

> > to TJ's small size, 12 pounds at that point, it was very difficult to

> > attach the bag as his legs were so short. Had he been walking the

> > recovery would have been more difficult.

> >

>

>Hi Meribeth and

> was walking when he had his first surgery with the drainage bag,

>the bag was almost as long as he was tall. It took some nifty manuvering

>to

>keep it off the floor. His thigh had one large piece of tape placed on it

>for the entire time that he had the catheter, and when we cleaned him/

>changed diapers etc., we just taped the tube back to the first piece of

>tape, saving ware and tare to the skin on his thigh, then with the tube

>taped securely in place on his thigh we folded the top of the drainage bag

>loosely under the top of his diaper leaving the majority of the bag flipped

>on the outside of the diaper. With a pair of jogging pants with tight

>fitting cuffs at the bottom we were able to contain the rest of the bag

>down

>the leg of the joggers. Toped off with shoes and socks it made a neat

>little package.

>

>Danna

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