Re: [QUAD-L] bladder update

2023-12-11 Thread Michelle Harkness
Hey Shirley! I've been on this page forever and learned lots from y'all, but I tend to keep kinda quiet. Not sure what your situation is exactly, but I've been a C5-6 quad for 30 years and I had always done intermittent cathing, relying on someone else for help with it. In February of this

Re: [QUAD-L] bladder update

2023-12-11 Thread wheelch...@aol.com
Thanks for the update.  The bladder, over time, for those with indwelling caths, will/can shrink to the size of a walnut, compared to what it used to be.  When you consider the size of the cath, plus the balloon, inside a walnut.  there is not much room for urine to collect and it may pass

[QUAD-L] bladder update

2023-12-11 Thread SHIRLEY BELL
Hi all, well I had my cystoscopy and all he found was a shrunken bladder. That is what is causing spasms on and off and rejecting catheters on and off. Not lasting as long. They are going to change my meds to see if that helps. Botox is an option as well. 47 years of indwelling catheter use has