Hey Ron,
I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. It's quite sad. I'm a T7/8 para with
rods from T7 all the way down into my pelvis. I cant bend my back but can
manage my own bowel regime including digital stimulation. It's a matter of
laying on your side and reaching behind you. I began cleaning myself up when I
was in rehab after I first became paralyzed. At least I knew if I didn't do it
right, someone was there to help me. I eventually became very good at it and
was able to manage when I got home, including doing it in a shower chair. I
began having to digitally stimulate when I became impacted and someone my body
doesnt want to go without it now. I live alone and the cna's dont have to help
with that at all. Maybe I'm lucky but it made me curious if it's something he
can potentially learn on his own without having to count on someone else to do
it.
Stacy
----- Original Message ----
From: RONALD L PRACHT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Friday, June 6, 2008 4:22:24 PM
Subject: [QUAD-L] talk about nurses not performing digital stimulation
Hello,
a paraplegic friend of mine was shot 5 years ago and has the standard
neurogenic bowell. Well he had to move in with his mother and she refused to do
digital stimulation.......she would only insert suppossitories and wait. This
resulted in many accidents and him wearing diapers daily. He couldnt even bend
for fear of an accident. After awhile things became worse he got impacted over
and over........so the hosspital said they were really going to help him by
giving him a colostomy bag. Now hes still in the hospital with the bag and now
had bedsores because they dont roll you either. They wont even let him back in
his wheelchair. Saddens me
ron c7
