OK everybody: I need your thoughts and prayers this afternoon. I'm going to the urologist at 3pm and if everything goes well, the doc may be taking the suprapubic catheter out of my belly after four freakin' months.
The freakin’ suprapubic catheter is out after four months. But I can’t relax until I micturate as God intended. That has yet to happen since I arrived home from the doctor about an hour ago.
BTW, at 72 years of age, i find urologists to be my least favorite doctors. And the catheters of the Foley type that I suffered in the months before the surgery to put in the suprapubic are medieval torture devices.
Gordon Sooooo happy to hear.....just follow the doctors orders, and enjoy the freedom that will come from your "new" circumstance.....I will continue to pray for your health and happiness, and your enjoyment of life.
Of course, things have not gone well. So far..... 1) the tube is out of my belly 2) all urine is coming out of the hole left in my belly instead of where it's supposed to come; 3) I have to be bandaged almost hourly (tough on SWMBO),instead of two/three times a day. Doc says if it doesn't stop being this way, he'll have to do another procedure. "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."
I feel better, but I'm micturating, uncontrolled, from the hole in my belly. SWMBO says it's closing up, but slowly. I've wet the floor more times than I care to admit and that's in spite of being bandaged and wearing Depends. SWMBO has to change the bandages every time I 'Go," because while the ol' wazoo is working, the hole in my belly is the path of least resistance and I have no muscular control over that.
Sorry if I'm overly graphic. I don't mean to offend, but it's so good to be able to vent to friends. Here, in our house that I think of as "God's waiting room, " I have few visitors ( I do get a young, enthusiastic female clergyperson when I can't avoid her and hence no one to talk to, other than SWMBO, and she's real tired of me obsessing about this stuff. Thanks for understanding......
Doctor tomorrow. If he'll take a moment to talk to the patient (unlikely based on past office visits), I'll ask when the holes in my bladder and belly are going to close up. Currently, I'm urine soaked 24/7 and DEPENDS seem not up to the task.
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I know what you mean my friend......
I'm going to the urologist at 3pm and if everything goes well, the doc may be taking the suprapubic catheter out of my belly after four freakin' months.
Good luck buddy.......I think you you will have positive outcome today.....STILL praying for you.
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and everyone else that has supported me for the past several months.
Thank you all. A little more than a hour 'til appointment. I just took a Xanax.
The freakin’ suprapubic catheter is out after four months. But I can’t relax until I micturate as God intended. That has yet to happen since I arrived home from the doctor about an hour ago.
BTW, at 72 years of age, i find urologists to be my least favorite doctors. And the catheters of the Foley type that I suffered in the months before the surgery to put in the suprapubic are medieval torture devices.
Sooooo happy to hear.....just follow the doctors orders, and enjoy the freedom that will come from your "new" circumstance.....I will continue to pray for your health and happiness, and your enjoyment of life.
1) the tube is out of my belly
2) all urine is coming out of the hole left in my belly instead of where it's supposed to come;
3) I have to be bandaged almost hourly (tough on SWMBO),instead of two/three times a day.
Doc says if it doesn't stop being this way, he'll have to do another procedure.
"Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."
Sorry if I'm overly graphic. I don't mean to offend, but it's so good to be able to vent to friends. Here, in our house that I think of as "God's waiting room, " I have few visitors ( I do get a young, enthusiastic female clergyperson when I can't avoid her
Happy, Happy; Joy Joy.
Hang in there buddy......NEVER give up, better days are coming.
Just remember, God ONLY gives us what we can handle....it is a test.