Re: Elaine/bladder infection

[Guest guest]

Ann - this is embarrassing, but I am so ignorant about this. We will see our urologist again on Monday (scheduled for an ultrasound of the bladder just to see how things are). But...how often do you sterilize the tubing and bag? Also, I was so ashamed to learn that the bags were DISPOSABLE!! I'd been using one for two or three weeks, seemed fine to me (I had cleaned it) - so why would we throw them away??? Have you ever had a condom stay on for 24 hours? That's what the pharmacist said they are supposed to do.....we don't have that luck.

Elaine Grimmesey

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Steve. I am calling the doctor today as Bob seems no better at all. I'll mention this!

Elaine Grimmesey

[Guest guest]

Elaine

I've had frequent UTIs. I would test positive, take antibotics, clear

up the infection, test positive again and begin a new round of

antibiotics. I felt sick the whole time. My urologist(DR

Rovner,Univ Penn) recommended methenamine plus vitamin c and for the

last six weeks I've been UTI free and feel OK. The drug is like

formaldehyde so I'll at least have a well preserved bladder. Ask your

urologist about it.

Steve

> Elaine,

> My husband Al had one and thanks to the group I knew what to look

for

> also.

> He uses the condom catheter also, I use equal parts of vinegar and

water

> to irrigate the bag, use an ear syringe to force the water into the

tube.

> He also uses cranberry pills(3 to 6 a day) to help keep the

infection

> down.

>

> Ann from Soddy,TN

[Guest guest]

Elaine

I've had frequent UTIs. I would test positive, take antibotics, clear

up the infection, test positive again and begin a new round of

antibiotics. I felt sick the whole time. My urologist(DR

Rovner,Univ Penn) recommended methenamine plus vitamin c and for the

last six weeks I've been UTI free and feel OK. The drug is like

formaldehyde so I'll at least have a well preserved bladder. Ask your

urologist about it.

Steve

> Elaine,

> My husband Al had one and thanks to the group I knew what to look

for

> also.

> He uses the condom catheter also, I use equal parts of vinegar and

water

> to irrigate the bag, use an ear syringe to force the water into the

tube.

> He also uses cranberry pills(3 to 6 a day) to help keep the

infection

> down.

>

> Ann from Soddy,TN

[Guest guest]

Elaine

I've had frequent UTIs. I would test positive, take antibotics, clear

up the infection, test positive again and begin a new round of

antibiotics. I felt sick the whole time. My urologist(DR

Rovner,Univ Penn) recommended methenamine plus vitamin c and for the

last six weeks I've been UTI free and feel OK. The drug is like

formaldehyde so I'll at least have a well preserved bladder. Ask your

urologist about it.

Steve

> Elaine,

> My husband Al had one and thanks to the group I knew what to look

for

> also.

> He uses the condom catheter also, I use equal parts of vinegar and

water

> to irrigate the bag, use an ear syringe to force the water into the

tube.

> He also uses cranberry pills(3 to 6 a day) to help keep the

infection

> down.

>

> Ann from Soddy,TN

[Guest guest]

Elaine

I've had frequent UTIs. I would test positive, take antibotics, clear

up the infection, test positive again and begin a new round of

antibiotics. I felt sick the whole time. My urologist(DR

Rovner,Univ Penn) recommended methenamine plus vitamin c and for the

last six weeks I've been UTI free and feel OK. The drug is like

formaldehyde so I'll at least have a well preserved bladder. Ask your

urologist about it.

Steve

> Elaine,

> My husband Al had one and thanks to the group I knew what to look

for

> also.

> He uses the condom catheter also, I use equal parts of vinegar and

water

> to irrigate the bag, use an ear syringe to force the water into the

tube.

> He also uses cranberry pills(3 to 6 a day) to help keep the

infection

> down.

>

> Ann from Soddy,TN

[Guest guest]

To all you condom cath. users,wearers,.Trust me on this one .The BEST thing

to use on these are the self adhesive ones use 'skin prep " (that is what it

is called ) like a little alcohol pad, clean the penis with soapy water, use

the skin prep on the top of the penis,shaft and we had a little " posey "

thats what itis called also . Don't put the posey on too tight as it has

velcro strap on to hold it in place. These are alot better than the old style

ones with no sticky on them.We have graduated to a suprapubic cath.UTI's are

still ever present.

[Guest guest]

Elaine,

I was told by the urologist that I could use the bags for a month, and to

clean with vinegar, I questioned the vinegar, and asked 2 home health

care nurses about that and they told me equal parts vinegar and water

will kill bacteria.

No I have not had the condom to stay on that long, we take it off in the

A.M. and put on depends,(of course Al is still pretty mobile), I have had

the little suckers come off at 2:00 A.M. and had to change the bed and

everything else. I clean the bags everyday. We use convene condom, it

comes with a double face tape, which I wrap around his penis. then I take

a strip a tape and wrap around all of that and criss cross it up on his

stomach.

Hope this helps if you have any more questions just ask.

Ann from Soddy,TN