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KEDASO · 03-30-2009, 06:59 PM

I have "given birth" to two balloons--one that was fully inflated, and one that was half-inflated. Thank God I cannot "feel ANYTHING down there", (lol), as the CIDP affected the whole area there. Yes, the catheters were pulled on accidently, and came out.
The good side of that--when they were pulled accidently, they were pulled 3/4 of the way into the urethra. When that happened, the leaking STOPPED. But, just with normal moving around, they eventually just came out.
Unfortunately, Al, there were two purposes the doctor had a catheter put in--neurogenic bladder, in that the bladder was not emptying, thus causing UTI's, and the other reason was the incontinence. So, I can't use a condom cath., as it wouldn't empty the bladder.
KEDASO
(Ken)

03-30-2009, 06:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
KEDASO New Member (Say Hi) Registered Member Join Date: 2009 City: Oceanside State: California Country: US Diagnosed: 04/2001 Posts: 42	To patsy I have "given birth" to two balloons--one that was fully inflated, and one that was half-inflated. Thank God I cannot "feel ANYTHING down there", (lol), as the CIDP affected the whole area there. Yes, the catheters were pulled on accidently, and came out. The good side of that--when they were pulled accidently, they were pulled 3/4 of the way into the urethra. When that happened, the leaking STOPPED. But, just with normal moving around, they eventually just came out. Unfortunately, Al, there were two purposes the doctor had a catheter put in--neurogenic bladder, in that the bladder was not emptying, thus causing UTI's, and the other reason was the incontinence. So, I can't use a condom cath., as it wouldn't empty the bladder. KEDASO (Ken)