Hi Gina & Quadius, I know what you mean. I had similar issues with catheters as both of you. The silione ones caused irritation and even pain at times. The latex ones caused redness after a week or two.
After some reading I found there were two types opf latex catheters... teflon coated and silicone coated. Most warehouse-type places send whatever they happen to grab when they pull your order. I fopund I had to specify "silicone coated latex" NOT silicone, not latex and not teflon coated. HAS TO BE silicone coated. I don't know who you get your supplies from but I've found Edgepark to great at sending monthly orders without having to call all the time (unless something changes) and almost always getting it right! And never any problems with returns when they do goof. Best regards! --Tod ---- gina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use a silicone, because I found out I'm allergic to latex. I have alot > less problems with silicone, but with what you described I might be allergic > to the silicone, but not as bad as latex I know of no other catheters that I > can use. Does your insurance pay for the Saline solution? I use a 24 french > and 10cc or I should say thats what the doctor uses.,.I get him to change it > once a month if I go much longer than that it feels like he's ripping out my > guts.. what do ya'll irrigate with? > Gina > > Quadius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The main reason I asked about the type of catheter is because I > discovered about 10 years ago that I am allergic to the silicone products. I > first noticed it when I had a silicone trach to which my skin became adhered. > Ear nose and throat had to rip the trach right out of my neck and finally > got them to agree to do reconstructive surgery about five or six years later. > When I have a silicone catheter in my body, my bladder spasms profusely, I > feel like I have a terrible UTI, the stoma tries to adhered itself to the > catheter, and there are excessive amounts of calcification on the end of the > catheter when it is removed. I now only use latex catheters with a little > bit of silicone coating. > According to my care providers, this is an abnormal allergy, but I thought > I'd let you know about it since you're, seems to close around your catheter. > Quadius > > > On 4/15/08, Merrill Burghardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I use 10 > cc's of natural saline. I daily apply triple action antibiotic gel, but when > the SP is first installed it will generally leak for a few days. The type > used is a 24 French. Mine was a headache for several days. I even thought > it was a mistake but it was worth it. > > Merrill > > > --------------------------------- > > From: Quadius [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 12:39 PM > To: gina > Cc: quad-list > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Getting Supra Pubic in 3 weeks > > > Gina, > How much sailing are you putting into the bulb? I used to have a problem > with the SP leaking if I put in 5 cc, but I now put in anywhere from eight to > 10 cc. > What type of catheter are you using, i.e. silicone or latex? > Quadius > > On 4/15/08, gina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I've had a SP for about 3yrs now and it is better. I get mine changed > every month the only problems I really have with mine is it leaks some but > when I get it changed it hurts some because my body heals so fast that it > tries to heal itself around the catheter and I get alot of calcium built up > around the end of it. But I am glad I did it the UTI's are alot less. And it > is great to have that area down below free... I hope it all goes well with > yours... > > Gina
