[QUAD-L] Supra-Pubic Sizes

2008-02-16 Thread Merrill Burghardt
. What size "Supra Pubic" do people use?" I realize this may come off as a personnel question Mine still bleeds and hurts bad post April and I started to wonder. Merrill

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2008-02-18 Thread Liz Treston
Merrill, you have had the same cath in for over a year? _ From: Merrill Burghardt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 5:34 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: 1FW: [QUAD-L] Supra-Pubic Sizes !4! I use the 24 French also but I am having a talk soon. The 14

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2008-02-17 Thread Dan
14 french. They are not supposed to hurt. I would get on your urologists case about this. Dan At 09:26 PM 2/16/2008 -0800, Merrill Burghardt said something that elicited my response: >. What size Supra Pubic do people use? I realize this may come off as a >personnel question Mine still

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2008-02-17 Thread Danny Hearn
Hi, I use a number 24 frenchin over 8 years it has only clogged 3 times. I'm not sure how the number size works... Is the lower number or higher the smallest? Dan H. Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 14 french. They ar

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2008-02-17 Thread William Willis
24 french? Damn, that's a garden hose! Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:44:31 -0800From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: [QUAD-L] Supra-Pubic SizesTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Hi, I use a number 24 frenchin over 8 years it has only clogged 3 times. I'm not sure how the number size works.

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2008-02-17 Thread Paul Jacobson
22 French.use Renacidin flush everyday to flush - Original Message - From: Dan To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 6:53 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Supra-Pubic Sizes 14 french. They are not supposed to hurt. I would get on your urologists case about

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2008-02-17 Thread Danny Espinoza
half of my diaphragm works right now "due to asymmetric SCI" http://secureminds.us/ From: Merrill Burghardt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 9:26 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Supra-Pubic Sizes . What size "Supra Pubic" do p

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2008-02-17 Thread Ms Linda Ferrell
Hi Everyone, I use a #20 Fr. & I had mine done in 2003. Sometines I have a little bleeding on cath changing days. Also if it has trauma, mainly pulling then there is a little bleeding. I wear a catheter leg strap which holds it in place & keeps it from pulling. I have the aides cleanse around t

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2008-02-17 Thread Danny Espinoza
vent "woohoo" however only one half of my diaphragm works right now "due to asymmetric SCI" <http://secureminds.us/> http://secureminds.us/ From: Ms Linda Ferrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 10:03 AM To: quad-list@eskimo.com S

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2008-02-17 Thread Oconnelldb
the Fr stands for French and is in millimeters which, in reality means 'circumference' as opposed to the way we Americans usually measure such things by diameter. therefore 21 Fr = 7mm diameter (=0.27 inches). az dave In a message dated 2/17/2008 8:45:14 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,

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2008-02-17 Thread Merrill Burghardt
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 11:24 AM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Supra-Pubic Sizes the Fr stands for French and is in millimeters which, in reality means 'circumference' as opposed to the way we Americans usually measure suc

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2008-02-17 Thread Greg
I use a 16fr, it never has leaked or clogged. I was told 16fr was standard and changing every 4 weeks was normal, but I started changing every 2 weeks and it's been working well so doc says to continue. Greg _ . What size "Supra Pubic" do people use?" I realize this may come o

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2008-02-17 Thread Dan
Oops! That should've been 18 french! My PCA changes mine every 3 weeks and it has clogged only 2 or 3 times since I had it put in in 09/04. It leaks occasionally but not enough to require a gauze pad or anything. Dan At 09:53 AM 2/17/2008 -0500, Dan said something that elicited my response:

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2008-02-18 Thread gina
for over a year? - From: Merrill Burghardt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 5:34 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: 1FW: [QUAD-L] Supra-Pubic Sizes !4! I use the 24 French also but I am having a talk soon. The 14 Fr doesn’t leek or clog? Do mo

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2008-02-18 Thread Danny Hearn
From: Merrill Burghardt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 5:34 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: 1FW: [QUAD-L] Supra-Pubic Sizes !4! I use the 24 French also but I am having a talk soon. The 14 Fr doesn’t leek or clog? Do most people change this monthly?

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2008-02-18 Thread Dan
; > >-- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 11:24 AM >To: "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />quad-list@eskimo.com >Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Supra-Pubic Sizes > >the Fr stands for French and is

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2008-02-18 Thread John S.
Has anyone tried the anti bacterial catheters? Do they really reduce the number of UTI's? john - Original Message From: Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 2:25:58 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Supra-Pubic Sizes I tried the Sil

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2008-02-18 Thread Greg
I've tried many kinds. The Silicon ones are too stiff and made me sweat. I use the Silver Coated ones now. They cost more, but my insurance covers them. I think they work, it's hard to tell, because I've made many changes at the same time. Greg _ Has anyone tried the anti ba

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2008-02-18 Thread gina
- From: Merrill Burghardt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 5:34 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: 1FW: [QUAD-L] Supra-Pubic Sizes !4! I use the 24 French also but I am having a talk soon. The 14 Fr doesn’t leek or clog? Do most people change this month

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2008-02-18 Thread gina
Merrill, i use a 24fr thats silicone mine still bleeds and hurts some when my urologists changes it he's tried everything but alot of the problem is because it is healing around the tube, guess i'm to healthy. gina Merrill Burghardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: . What size “Su

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2008-02-19 Thread KK
My uro explained it has a foreign body similar to a transplant. Your body is rejecting it all the time. KK "People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas." – Anonymous

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2008-02-25 Thread Quadius
> number of UTI's? > > john > > - Original Message > From: Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: quad-list@eskimo.com > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 2:25:58 PM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Supra-Pubic Sizes > > I tried the Silicone but I didn't like