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[Ted 303]

Hi guys

I have a suprapubic (foley) cather in for the past 4years & i would get it changed every 8 weeks up until 3 months ago. After 3-4 weeks there is alot of sediment way more than normal & it just slows down before it stops completely & then i wet . It really gets me down , its odd because the urine is clear & I feel fine i drink loads of water.

I have asked my dr & he suggested stop taking calcium tabs & take vitamin c he says its Alcoline sediment & the vitamin c would break up the sediment . I take a cranberry tab everyday & 5mg of Vesitirim. I know ye are not doctors but I think expierence is priceless. I would appreciate all opinions & advice.

Thanks a millon guys.

[Scott_C4-5]

I read on another forum that flushing the bladder with Renacidin will prevent the over-abundance of sediment and encrustation of calcium buildup. You are suppose to get a syringe and squirt 30ccs of the Renacidin into the foley catheter and pinching it off for 30 minutes, then let it flow back out, on a daily basis. I am going to call my urologist this week to see what he thinks. I'm also going to see about switching from a latex catheter to either a teflon or silicone catheter, as they are suppose to keep from getting clogged as easy. I've had my SPC since 1997, but last year I started having problems with mine getting blocked up which caused me to have AD attacks. I went from getting mine changed monthly to every two weeks. I'm hoping that these changes will et me back into my old routine.

Good luck and hope to have helped...

[Tetracyclone]

I do not use a foley but IC, so my experience may not apply well. Regular flushing with Microcyn,or its veterinary twin, veterycin, eliminated my sedment after about 3 months at 3 flushes per week.

[Scott_C4-5]

I asked my urologist about Microcyn, but he didn't advise it without more case studies.

[Tetracyclone]

Scott_C4-5, on 05 September 2011 - 12:53 AM, said:

I asked my urologist about Microcyn, but he didn't advise it without more case studies.

Agreed there has been no research verification. All evidence is anecdotal so it would be unethical for him to recommend it.

Edited by Tetracyclone, 05 September 2011 - 05:31 AM.

[Ted 303]

Hi guys,
Thanks for the opinions well appreciated. I use a Suby-G bladder wash its ok but can sometime cause a bit of shivering after suppose its the sediment trying to pass through. I also had the silcone cather but i found they were hard enuf to get out compared wit the foley. Thanks again!