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[dom]

hi,i want to know how many catheters should be used in a day? i know it depends on how much you drink and how much your bladder holds but i get around six boxes of caths a month and there are twent five to a box
to me that is not too many but my new pharmacist was shocked at the usage?i told him i could'nt use less as obviously i'm not going to 'hold' it in the rest of my life!

[htwhlz97]

That sounds about right 4 to 5 a day. I take it these are the disposable ones right?

[Tinbasher]

htwhlz97, on Aug 29 2006, 10:07 PM, said:

That sounds about right 4 to 5 a day. I take it these are the disposable ones right?

I have found that many pharmacists (and GPs for that matter) arent that clued up on the new "use once and throw away" systems.

In the olden days one cath would last a week and be kept in a bleach solution in the fridge

Tin

[LadyPilot]

Tinbasher, on Aug 29 2006, 10:59 PM, said:

htwhlz97, on Aug 29 2006, 10:07 PM, said:

That sounds about right 4 to 5 a day. I take it these are the disposable ones right?

I have found that many pharmacists (and GPs for that matter) arent that clued up on the new "use once and throw away" systems.

In the olden days one cath would last a week and be kept in a bleach solution in the fridge

Tin

I use about 5 a day ( I know when I need to "go"). I have always used disposable ones (for 24yrs) and I would never dream of re-using a catheter. Don't let anyone intimidate you into wash and re-use, that's the fastest way to a UTI which a SCI should avoid at all cost.

[dom]

thanks for the replies
yes they are disposable,i can't imagine washing them out and using again,it does'nt sound too hygienic,maybe years ago people did it but i'm sure there were more uti's i too feel when i want to go but it is a different feeling from before and when lying in bed i get a piercing ache in my bladder when its full,i have to empty it straight away as it is so uncomfortable and it comes on in a split second
i heard that caths cost about a £1 each? if this is the case it would be about £150 a month!!lucky i am on income support

[Tinbasher]

dom, on Aug 30 2006, 04:30 PM, said:

thanks for the replies
yes they are disposable,i can't imagine washing them out and using again,it does'nt sound too hygienic,maybe years ago people did it but i'm sure there were more uti's i too feel when i want to go but it is a different feeling from before and when lying in bed i get a piercing ache in my bladder when its full,i have to empty it straight away as it is so uncomfortable and it comes on in a split second
i heard that caths cost about a £1 each? if this is the case it would be about £150 a month!!lucky i am on income support

Just a note on prescription costs. There is a little known rule that allows free prescriptions to people who "cannot leave the house without help" my GP was happy to sign me up on the basis that by definition a paraplegic needs some help to get out.

Even as somone who works 200 quid a month for caths and meds would be too much.

Tin

Edited by Tinbasher, 30 August 2006 - 08:31 PM.