I've had an indwelling cath (16 french) for over 15 years....just moved up to a 18 from a 16 because of it stopping up and some leakage (minimal). I say wait and get a 2nd opinion.
Nicki c5/6 From: Naomi Hudson [mailto:ladyno...@aol.com] Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 9:47 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Suprapubic Catheter Help I need your advice, I have had an indwelling Foley catheter for the past eight years. My urologist keeps telling me eventually, my urethra will become eroded and it will start to leak. This will cause me to need urinary diversion surgery, which I've told him I'm not going to have unless it's absolutely, positively necessary, because it's so invasive. So now he's telling me my next best option is a suprapubic catheter. Then he tells me that he may have to give me Botox in my bladder to keep my urethra from leaking. So I'm like, why not wait until my urethra starts to leak and then give me the Botox and a suprapubic catheter. I have a return visit in three weeks to let him know what I'm going to do. Any suggestions? Have a Blessed Day, Naomi
