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[roger g.]

I have written a short story on what your body could possibly go through after having surgery to put in a Super Pubic Catheter & I have posted pictures of what the Super Pubic Catheter looks like a few days after surgery & pictures of what it looks like three months after the surgery

I hope that this site can help answer some questions you could be having about what you might go through after you & your doctor decide that your going to have a Super Pubic Catheter put in to allow your bladder to empty

www.superpubiccatheter.comli.com

Visit my web page to get info & view pictures of my Super Pubic Catheter

Edited by roger g., 18 December 2009 - 04:55 PM.

[Scribbler]

I don't know where you're from but who was the "Butcher" who performed that?
No way should you had that type of surgery to have a SPC inserted. Its no wonder you had such bad reactions after.

I keep the wound clean every day by using sterile water. I use boiled water, and have no infection issues.
I then place a new sterile dressing around my Cath to keep it clean; I do this every morning.

Youv'e been through a lot, so I hope it is worth it.

Mike

[Trinity]

Scribbler, on Dec 18 2009, 05:59 PM, said:

I don't know where you're from but who was the "Butcher" who performed that?
No way should you had that type of surgery to have a SPC inserted. Its no wonder you had such bad reactions after.

I second Scrib's. I'm no expert in supra pubic catheters but that looks like total butchery and certainly nothing like I've ever seen before.

I hope this doesn't put anyone off, but may be a lesson to chose your doctor carefully

[roger g.]

Thanks for reading my story & i appreciate your comments you guys but believe me it
doesn't look that bad, the pictures make it look bigger than what it actually looks like, its actually quite small

[Scribbler]

roger g., on Dec 22 2009, 04:11 AM, said:

Thanks for reading my story & i appreciate your comments you guys but believe me it
doesn't look that bad, the pictures make it look bigger than what it actually looks like, its actually quite small

It doesn't address the question of where you are in the World? Try filling in your profile a bit more so members respond more to any posts.

Having a SPC fitted is just a matter of puncturing through the abdomen directly into the bladder. I don't know the correct medical terms, but its just a tiny hole, big enough for the catheter to fit through. There are no clips, staples or stitches involved, because the Surgeon doesn't make an incision; certainly noty like you had.

I hope you feeling ok now.

[allister]

I'm having a SPC on Jan 12th, and must admit your pics made me feel ill.
It bares no resemblance to what i have been told to expect by my consultant.
Like Scribs has explained, is also my understanding of the procedure.
Starting to have 2nd thoughts......but I must get rid of indwelling urethral cath, it causes to many infections and bladder spasms.

[allis53ca]

THAT WAS NOT A STANDARD SP......by any stretch of the imagination...holy shit..mine took 15 minutes and didn't involve staples for damn sure...my colostomy barely had that many staples

[axl from down under]

Jeez, I'm glad my surgeon didn't train at the same place as yours,

I had a SPC put in in May 2009, took about 25 mins which involved cystoscopy and wash out, no stiches, just the hole where the catheter goes in and a small dressing for a day.

Your website is a good idea as a warning to others to ensure adequate research etc prior to getting SPC, I know I researched and "ummed and arrhhed" for about 6 months before the decision to get SPC.

Hope everythinhg is now going ok for you

cheers

Tanya

[axl from down under]

allister, on Jan 8 2010, 12:52 PM, said:

I'm having a SPC on Jan 12th, and must admit your pics made me feel ill.
It bares no resemblance to what i have been told to expect by my consultant.
Like Scribs has explained, is also my understanding of the procedure.
Starting to have 2nd thoughts......but I must get rid of indwelling urethral cath, it causes to many infections and bladder spasms.

Allister

I had indwelling catheter for 24 yrs about 20 infections for that whole time and no bad spasm unless caused by infection or sedement. I had to change from indwelling to SPC because of skin problems (being female sitting on catheter) Since having SPC done in May 09, I've had 3 bad UTI's and have increased uncomfortable spasm whenever sitting up, with UTI's you will get increased spasms. If I had my choice (without the skin problems) between the indwelling and SPC I would choose the indwelling hands down.

Good luck with you surgery etc.

Tanya

[Scribbler]

axl from down under, on Jan 9 2010, 10:42 AM, said:

allister, on Jan 8 2010, 12:52 PM, said:

I'm having a SPC on Jan 12th, and must admit your pics made me feel ill.
It bares no resemblance to what i have been told to expect by my consultant.
Like Scribs has explained, is also my understanding of the procedure.
Starting to have 2nd thoughts......but I must get rid of indwelling urethral cath, it causes to many infections and bladder spasms.

Allister

I had indwelling catheter for 24 yrs about 20 infections for that whole time and no bad spasm unless caused by infection or sedement. I had to change from indwelling to SPC because of skin problems (being female sitting on catheter) Since having SPC done in May 09, I've had 3 bad UTI's and have increased uncomfortable spasm whenever sitting up, with UTI's you will get increased spasms. If I had my choice (without the skin problems) between the indwelling and SPC I would choose the indwelling hands down.

Good luck with you surgery etc.

Tanya

Hi Tanya,

I also have an SPC, which isn't perfect but I don't get infections. I use a Cath which has a silver thread in it. Is it possible for you to obtain this for yourself? I don't know how the Aussie system works.

Medical research has proved that silver prevents the spread of infection. They use special mats with silver in them, for preparing IV drips; you can also get dressings and simple plasters containing silver.

I don't get any UTI's with my SPC, but I get urethral leakage, which is annoying.

Mike

[S&W Winger]

WOW! Thank you for sharing your tale...


...makes me think I should've taken pics of mine...oh wait! It's not too late! Mine was also a disaster such as your's...and looks about the same now, three months later...I knew something was amiss when my feet would take turns flipping up and down, and overall, I had the most curiously different spasms, but they, the hospital gods, sent me home anyway, to awaken to the brightest red abdomen I never could imagine, oozing gops and gobs of yuk and blood from the jagged rip through my flesh, and spasms so severe, I could not drink my coffee before calling 911...followed by IV Vancomycin for a few weeks as the doctor/hospital had given me the gift of a raging staph infection...from the beginning, the urologist had assured me that he had performed numerous such procedures (LIE, as his nurse later slipped and said they not only have never had a paralyzed female patient, but have never even seen a female suprapubic before!)...then he kept trying to assure me that "all was well" and that it looked just as he had planned (high expectations of his work, huh?) ...so tomorrow, I am looking forward to the two-hour drive down to Miami, to the UM Urologist...



Sorry for my personal rant in your thread...just wanted to thank you for sharing this, letting ME know that I am not alone, and I wanted to let YOU know that you have company!

And now back to your regularly scheduled thread...

[Zoo]

Definetly a butcher job! I had my surgery 3 months ago and looked nothing like that just a couple of stitches that was all. Jeez

[allister]

Hi,
Well I had my SPC 12th Jan 2010. Plain and simple.. As I have a history of severe bladder spasms and uti's they gave me a general anasthetic and kept me in overnight as a preventative measure. Abdomen was a bit tender for about a week, that was all. No big gash, No staples, No stitches either. The neat little punched hole is just big enough for the cath to pass through.
Because of my lovely para pot belly I am unable to see the wound site, so my partner has been instructed how to care for it.
Each morning its rinsed with saline, dried with sterile gauze, and covered by a softpore dressing. Honestly say its 100% better for me than the urethral catheter.

Just had a uti, and yes it was bloody painfull for 24hrs till the antibiotics kicked in, otherwise all ok.

[ClaraTaylor]

allister, on Feb 7 2010, 01:58 AM, said:

Hi,
Well I had my SPC 12th Jan 2010. Plain and simple.. As I have a history of severe bladder spasms and uti's they gave me a general anasthetic and kept me in overnight as a preventative measure. Abdomen was a bit tender for about a week, that was all. No big gash, No staples, No stitches either. The neat little punched hole is just big enough for the cath to pass through.
Because of my lovely para pot belly I am unable to see the wound site, so my partner has been instructed how to care for it.
Each morning its rinsed with saline, dried with sterile gauze, and covered by a softpore dressing. Honestly say its 100% better for me than the urethral catheter.

Just had a uti, and yes it was bloody painfull for 24hrs till the antibiotics kicked in, otherwise all ok.

Glad it's working for you!!

[McTavish]

Roger G my heart goes out to you for having to go through all that pain and be left with such a ghastly wound., hope it heals up for you and that things improve.

Allister, so glad you did not have the same experience as Roger, this goes to show that it all depends on where you live and what surgeons are in your area as to how things turn out.

Good luck to you both.

[Skid]

I have had an indwelling catheter which I have been using since November after using conveen drainage for 23 years, my consultant at Oswestry has "advised" a SPC which I am thinking about, but after seeing the pics on here I am now not so sure. At the moment my present catheter is giving no problems or infections, other than one slight blockage due to sediment and inexperience of use. The procedure and after care sound good, the operation would take place on a Tuesday, and then a stay in until Friday to make sure all is OK, with accommodation thrown in for my wife.

[Trinity]

Skid, on Feb 25 2010, 01:35 PM, said:

I have had an indwelling catheter which I have been using since November after using conveen drainage for 23 years, my consultant at Oswestry has "advised" a SPC which I am thinking about, but after seeing the pics on here I am now not so sure. At the moment my present catheter is giving no problems or infections, other than one slight blockage due to sediment and inexperience of use. The procedure and after care sound good, the operation would take place on a Tuesday, and then a stay in until Friday to make sure all is OK, with accommodation thrown in for my wife.

I am 99.999999999% positive the pics and the procedure on the blog will NOT in anyway resemble yours!

The best idea is to discuss the procedure with your consultant thoroughly and be fully aware of the procedure and what to expect. Ask all the questions and make sure you are fully informed

Don't let the OP put you off!

[greybeard]

Skid, on Feb 25 2010, 01:35 PM, said:

I have had an indwelling catheter which I have been using since November after using conveen drainage for 23 years, my consultant at Oswestry has "advised" a SPC which I am thinking about, but after seeing the pics on here I am now not so sure. At the moment my present catheter is giving no problems or infections, other than one slight blockage due to sediment and inexperience of use. The procedure and after care sound good, the operation would take place on a Tuesday, and then a stay in until Friday to make sure all is OK, with accommodation thrown in for my wife.

Why not show you consultant a couple of the pictures. Apart from giving him a laugh, he will certainly be able to re-assure you that his work will look nothing like that!