Hi All, I am new here and was wondering whether anyone else self cathertises and has had an infection from it. My husband had a very high temp a week ago and it made him delirious and aggravated his MS syptoms regards not being able to walk. He had a course of antibiotics and is now up and about and on the road to recovery. It was very frightening for my son and I as we had to lift him. Hygiene is paramount when we do it, I say we cathertise as he has tremors in his hand and it makes it difficult for him.
hi i totally understand. i have had to self cathaterise myself and it does make you very prone to water infections. alcahol hand wash like you get in hospitals are a must but as far as i know there is no sure way to prevent them. hope this was of some help. all the best, jon
Hi there, I too have been self catheterising for the past year and a half. the alcohol hand wash is the best i think....shame ya can’t drink it. ps, has anyone had botox injections in the bladder yet? i know it’s still quite new but it’s fantastic! for 10 mins of discomfort u get months of relief. Teresa
i was offered those earlyer this year. they sounded awfull but thanks to hearing what you said i will have to take them up on the offer so thank you. jon
Thanks to you all. Since this date hubby has had no luck in the antibiotics working. Yeta agin today another 7 day course given. I was using the alcohol wash and now use gloves which are disposable.
Hubby said he ner had this when he just had the urine retention and no catheter.
Hi all, I tried to catheterize myself but couldn’t manage it due to the loss of my fine motor control in my hands.
In the end I made a choice to have a stoma. This was and is much easier for my hands. I have not regretted my decision and am glad that I made the decision because of the independance I experience.
