My son is going to be 12 soon, he was born with spina bifida, and has always had to be in a pull-up, as he is always voiding. We have tried to cath him, but he gets MAJOR infections, usually 2-3 different growths (infections at a time), but, when we don't cath him, he is un-infected. Not the greatest for him, but, I am looking at the overuse of antibiotics (we only have so many to be used after all). Anyway, his doctor wants him to go in to talk about this mitrofanoff procedure. What I don't understand is, 1st, how to keep infection away? (and to answer, we are VERY clean when he is cathed), and, if the "hole" is in his bellybutton, how does the urine all come out? I mean, it is gravity that makes his urine come out when he does cath, if he is laying down, his cath quits producing but, when hi sits up (and the cath is out) he urinates like a river (meaning to me, he did'nt empty using the cath). I don't know, I don't have to physically do this, and I can't begin to imagine how he feels, but, I want what's good for him... Any thoughts, or help? PLEASE?
Thank-you,
mom-kristen
If the picture came up, that's him, riding to a first place at a horse show

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