Cathing

[Keith Jones]

Index Number: 20306

[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

SS> BTW, I know my body is saying I'm over doing it, cause I'm putting
SS> something in a hole that was not meant to be poked in. I'm paralyzed
SS> from the chest down and not supposed to feel anything below chest level.

Yeah I remember the first time they told me I was going to self
cath. I told them my mommy told me never to stick anything in
there.

-Keith-

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[John Kincaid]

Index Number: 20399

[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

JC> Being able to self cath is medical progress. In 1960 only a Doctor
JC>was allowed to perform a cath procedure.

I have been self cathing for 12 years now. It is all I use. I generaly
go about 3 to four hours between. 95% of the time I have no troubles.
Once in a while my bladder gets "mean and nasty" and kicks off at
nothing.

I am going on medicare soon (private insurance will be primary but
requires me to use medicare as soon as I qualify) and I was told that
they would only pay for one catheter per day. Since I average 8 per day
this got my curriosity going. Any one have any input.

John

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[Joe Chamberlain]

Index Number: 20380

[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

In a message to Steve Smith <23 Feb 92 21:25> Keith Jones wrote:

KJ> Yeah I remember the first time they told me I was going to self
KJ> cath. I told them my mommy told me never to stick anything in there.

Being able to self cath is medical progress. In 1960 only a Doctor

was allowed to perform a cath procedure.

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