Re: [QUAD-L] regarding UTIs and suprapubic catheters

[Dr.Ron and Sharion Austin]

Just purchased 4 for my wife. Thanks for the info.
However, it does require a prescription...
I'll let you know. We are going to try everything to keep the UTI to a
minimal.
Will be talking to urologist next month on his opinion of low dose daily
ab.

On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 1:46 PM, greg  wrote:

> Have you tied the Bard Foley IC, Stands for Infection Controlled.
> They have a silver coating that is supposed to help prevent UTIs.
> Greg
>
> > I have had a suprapubic catheter for over eight years, and overall
> > things have worked well.
> >
> >
> > At first, I was on a schedule to change the catheter monthly. The
> > last week of the month, there would typically be problems. Things
> > would get cloudy, or clog up, or leak. I was able to change the
> > schedule so that the catheter was changed every three weeks. I've
> > had very few problems since then.
> >
> >
> > I have tried to avoid taking too many antibiotics, because they
> > seem to result in diarrhea. And I don't want to create a colony of
> > superbugs who are resistant to antibiotics, in case I have a big
> > problem in the future.
> >
> >
> > If you are having catheter -related problems, you might want to
> > keep an eye on when they occur. If they are occurring the week
> > before your catheter is scheduled to be changed, you might try
> > asking if your catheter could be changed a bit more frequently.
>



-- 
Living in God's Grace
Ron

Re: [QUAD-L] regarding UTIs and suprapubic catheters

[greg]

Have you tied the Bard Foley IC, Stands for Infection Controlled.
They have a silver coating that is supposed to help prevent UTIs.
Greg
> I have had a suprapubic catheter for over eight years, and overall
> things have worked well.
>
>
> At first, I was on a schedule to change the catheter monthly. The
> last week of the month, there would typically be problems. Things
> would get cloudy, or clog up, or leak. I was able to change the
> schedule so that the catheter was changed every three weeks. I've
> had very few problems since then.
>
>
> I have tried to avoid taking too many antibiotics, because they
> seem to result in diarrhea. And I don't want to create a colony of
> superbugs who are resistant to antibiotics, in case I have a big
> problem in the future.
>
>
> If you are having catheter -related problems, you might want to
> keep an eye on when they occur. If they are occurring the week
> before your catheter is scheduled to be changed, you might try
> asking if your catheter could be changed a bit more frequently.

[QUAD-L] regarding UTIs and suprapubic catheters

[Dave Krehbiel]

I have had a suprapubic catheter for over eight years, and overall things
have worked well.

 

At first, I was on a schedule to change the catheter monthly. The last week
of the month, there would typically be problems. Things would get cloudy, or
clog up, or leak. I was able to change the schedule so that the catheter was
changed every three weeks. I've had very few problems since then.

 

I have tried to avoid taking too many antibiotics, because they seem to
result in diarrhea. And I don't want to create a colony of superbugs who are
resistant to antibiotics, in case I have a big problem in the future.

 

If you are having catheter -related problems, you might want to keep an eye
on when they occur. If they are occurring the week before your catheter is
scheduled to be changed, you might try asking if your catheter could be
changed a bit more frequently.