I was told I don't have an ileal conduit, but I have an Ileovesicostomy. To me they look just alike, but I am told that because they used my bladder and just attach the intestine to the bladder and to my stomach, that it is called an Ileovesicostomy.
I typically referred to mine has a urostomy. Quadius On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 5:05 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > What is the difference between urostomy and ileal conduit. I have a > ileal conduit, because they had to remove my bladder because of bladder > cancer. I was in the hospital for months. > Dana. > > To me it's easier than changing the indwelling catheter. > > In a message dated 11/3/2013 1:45:52 P.M. Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I had an indwelling catheter for 26 years and then I had to have a > urostomy done because my urethra was all stretched out beyond repair. I was > at the point where I was changing my cath 3 to 4+ a WEEK! Which, of course, > caused quite a few UTI's. > The Urostomy surgery was HELL I won't sugarcoat it, it was THE HARDEST > surgery I ever went through. The recovery was twice as hard as the surgery. > In the end, I wish I had done it sooner but I was he'll bent against it > unless I absolutely HAD to. > Bobbie > > Smile Everyday > > On Nov 2, 2013, at 1:00 PM, "nichole rohling" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > *Sent:* Friday, November 01, 2013 9:47 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *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 > > = > >
