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living with a Foley catheter

Post a new topicby livingwith on Fri May 09, 2008 7:47 am


FOr almost 30 years I have had problems with urination. It started with not being able to urinate and getting a Foley catheter for a few days. Over time I was diagnsed with neurogenic bladder (of unkown origin), stress and urge incintinence [incontinence]. Intermittently I have had to use a Foley to be able to get the urine out, let the area around the meatus heal and dilate the meatus so I could urinate after the Foley was removed. Intially I could go a year or two between using a Foley. ...Read the full article

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