I am a c6 and use self contained caths. I refer to them as pee-n-toss. I self cath through a stoma in my belly button. There is no apparent "flap". it looks the same as it did before surgery. I have some scarring but it has faded. My doc used part of my intestine. They also may use your appendix. Talk to your surgeon and tell him you want to talk to HIS patients that have had the procedure. It's a big surgery. At least 10 days in the hospital. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <quad-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 3:52 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Mitrofanoff Procedure
> This is not a new proceedure. Its been performed hundreds of times over the > last 10+ years on people with spina bifida. A flap over the belly button, > lead you to tapping your bladder when necessary. Just ask you doctor how many > they have performed. > W > > In a message dated 12/28/04 11:39:44 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << i'm a c6/c7 female quad thinking about having the mitrofanoff procedure in > order to catheterize myself. has anyone had this done and could u offer any > advice? r u happy w/ the results? any info would be greatly appreciated! > > jessica >> > >
