I have had a Foley for several years. At first I had UTI's including ones so bad I had to be hospitalized. Then the Dr. put me on a maintenance Antibiotic 75mg of Nitrofurantonin the generic for Macrobid. This was my idea not the doctors' because a paraplegic friend of mine had recommended it to me. He has Suprapubic foley which is essentially the same thing except it goes into the bladder through a hole made by the urologist. These work great for people that are thin but not so good for fluffy guys like me. I did the self Cathing routine and tried the condom catheters but I just hated the leaking accidents and the changing clothes. The foley with a leg bag is great and if you want to drink a bunch of beer all you have to do is get you a bigger bag. LOL! The worst accident I have had is just the other day the velcro strap came loose and the bag fell off my leg. Of course I didn't notice because I don't have feeling in my legs. I notice when I hit that bag with my electric wheel chair though. I am talking one big mess. That bag just exploded when that tire hit it. But like the saying goes "You haven't lived until you pee in your tennis shoe". LOL! Also I quit letting the my two little dogs on the bed. No telling what's on those little feet have on them when they come in from the backyard. Cats are bad too because they climb out of their litter box and straight to the bed to be petted. I don't have a cat, thank goodness. Anyway I decided to quit taking the Antibiotic a couple of months back and sure enough within a month or so I had a UTI so now I want quit taking it again. Just wanted to find out if it was working and that didn't take long at all. Oh well that's my story hope it helps someone......Cody in Austin
From: James Berg Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 3:54 PM To: Akua Cc: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] Foley caths--Condom cath When I was getting ready to leave the hospital the dr.s were telling me I had to cath every four hours after I left. Yet they were changing my cath in the hospital every three days? I argued that the more cathing that was done, the more the chance of infection increased. winning that battle I pushed for the condom catheter and that was used for the last week of my stay. I have been on the condom cath for 7 months now and even though it comes off now and then when I am transfering in or out of my chair, it still is way beter and cheaper than the internal cath. My wife and wonderful caretaker devised a method of taping the condom cath in place with two bands of narrow tape and it works prety well. I have had no bladder infections like I did when I was in the hospital with the internal cath. On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 1:12 PM, Akua <a...@artfarm.com> wrote: That's what i was told, too. The perils of relying on the Foley were frighteningly depicted. and it was given as the reason why, as i was still in the hospital, my foley was removed and i was told to self-cath. ( a fairly brutal process, no teaching, lots of yelling sigh, how TM has exposed me to some hideous people) A On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Laura Beaudin <laura.beau...@gmail.com> wrote: Apparently, from what I've been told, the filling and voiding of the bladder play a big role in kidney health. I'm going to be preparing an article shortly about bladder care where I'll also be formally interviewing my urologist (among others). I'll be sure to get a better explanation at the same time. Laura www.laurabeaudin.com --NOT just another blog! http://practical-homeschooling.org --