[London]

First of all I would like to say, this website has provided me with more information than any doctor had provided so I was to thank all of you for that.

I am new to the site and am still trying to get things back in some sort of order. I am a 30 year old male that up until 6 months ago, life was pretty "normal". I was involved in a car accident that left me with major brusing of my internal organs. The impact of the crash caused nerve damage---- so now I am slowly regaining the use of my legs. I am still not able to walk but I'm getting there! I still have sensation and control of my bowels but I have lost the ability to urinate. The doctors suggested intermittent catheterization but due to a previous bladder operation (quite a few years ago) using the catheter over the course of the day caused more problems.

Since then I have been using an indwelling catheter which actually works fine but it does get annoying sometimes. I usually have my wife or myself remove it when I am taking a shower etc.... I have found that any kind of underwear seems to aggravate the whole tube etc... What experiences/tips can anyone share on these?

Thanks for all the info that is shared on this site, it has been so helpful!

London

[benok]

Hey London,
I was advised by my doctor to switch from indwelling foley cath to ICT. I do it every 4 hours. In your case, as you mentioned this might not be possible due to a prior surgery. When i still had the foley, I would just use a micropore tape and tape the cathe near the thighs just to secure it into position. With regards to the underwear, tight fitting boxer briefs works for me.

[stecurtis331]

London, on May 27 2008, 10:34 PM, said:

First of all I would like to say, this website has provided me with more information than any doctor had provided so I was to thank all of you for that.

I am new to the site and am still trying to get things back in some sort of order. I am a 30 year old male that up until 6 months ago, life was pretty "normal". I was involved in a car accident that left me with major brusing of my internal organs. The impact of the crash caused nerve damage---- so now I am slowly regaining the use of my legs. I am still not able to walk but I'm getting there! I still have sensation and control of my bowels but I have lost the ability to urinate. The doctors suggested intermittent catheterization but due to a previous bladder operation (quite a few years ago) using the catheter over the course of the day caused more problems.

Since then I have been using an indwelling catheter which actually works fine but it does get annoying sometimes. I usually have my wife or myself remove it when I am taking a shower etc.... I have found that any kind of underwear seems to aggravate the whole tube etc... What experiences/tips can anyone share on these?

Thanks for all the info that is shared on this site, it has been so helpful!

London

hi london i do intermittent cathererization and my nurse who comes every week to see how im getting to me the best thing to do so go commando i dont know if u will be able to do that but when i did it i never looked back at wearing boxers as it was alot easier for me to do it but like i said i dont know if u can do it mate so that is the only thing that i can say on this matter but good luck mate and hope you get it sorted out


yours ste curtis l4/l5 incomplete para