Today I have my weekly bladder washout.
For this I go to see the district nurse. This can be done by yourself, however as I don’t have enough grip in my hands to squeeze the solution through the catheter the district nurse has to do that part for me.
The procedure only takes about 5 minutes but it helps to keep my water infections to a minimum.
Shown below is what is squeezed through the catheter into the bladder..its then left inside for 60 seconds then drained back out into the bag.
The slower its done the less comfortable it is for me, but some district nurse's are in such a hurry they squeeze it in fast then let it drain back out. When this happens I will have bladder spasms for about 20 mins and the urge i want to pass urine. But as the bladder is completely empty this is not possible.
Today it was one of my favourite nurses who takes her time so I had no issues. That's it done for another week.
For this I go to see the district nurse. This can be done by yourself, however as I don’t have enough grip in my hands to squeeze the solution through the catheter the district nurse has to do that part for me.
The procedure only takes about 5 minutes but it helps to keep my water infections to a minimum.
Shown below is what is squeezed through the catheter into the bladder..its then left inside for 60 seconds then drained back out into the bag.
The slower its done the less comfortable it is for me, but some district nurse's are in such a hurry they squeeze it in fast then let it drain back out. When this happens I will have bladder spasms for about 20 mins and the urge i want to pass urine. But as the bladder is completely empty this is not possible.
Today it was one of my favourite nurses who takes her time so I had no issues. That's it done for another week.
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