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I am on catheter from past 7 years . Recently from past 6 months i have constant urinie laekage in and around urethra . Can someone pls help me what to do and how to control this problem . i am paraplegic from T9-T11
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Urine Leakage Inspite Of Using Silicon Catheter
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Posted 26 May 2008 - 06:33 PM
What kind of catheter, indwelling?
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Posted 18 June 2008 - 06:20 PM
qbounce, on May 26 2008, 06:33 PM, said:
What kind of catheter, indwelling?
its a silicon catheter which i change almost every month
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Posted 19 June 2008 - 02:31 AM
Try a bigger size?
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Posted 19 June 2008 - 04:18 AM
urologist maybe? usually when a foley starts leaking around it, its normally starting to get stopped up and pressure is building up behind it, u could just need a bigger catheter.............
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Posted 19 June 2008 - 07:52 PM
what size foloy catheter are you using I use a 16 to 18 i keep it in for like a MONTH when ever it starts leaking i take it out then i use the condum drainage for 3-5 days then go back to a new foloy catherter i also take enablex 7.5mg that is great for bladder spasms bladder spasms can caUSE you to have leakage
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Posted 19 June 2008 - 11:43 PM
i use rubber catheters doctor says they are better then silicon
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Posted 31 July 2008 - 05:32 PM
CUSEMAN, on Jun 19 2008, 07:52 PM, said:
what size foloy catheter are you using I use a 16 to 18 i keep it in for like a MONTH when ever it starts leaking i take it out then i use the condum drainage for 3-5 days then go back to a new foloy catherter i also take enablex 7.5mg that is great for bladder spasms bladder spasms can caUSE you to have leakage
Hi my mother uses already 23-24 size catheter.
We stated with 16-18 but now it doesnt work now. still she has lot of leakgae on and off . she also comlpains of heavy leg pain
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Posted 31 July 2008 - 06:28 PM
This back and forth is gruelling. Go to a Urologist, already. Could be a UTI with your leg hurting (spazms?). Also look into bladder spazm medication, like Oxybutynin. If your already on the med's, it could also be a bladder/kidney stone. Go go go!!
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