Suprapubic Catheters
With my SPC on a good day I barely notice it’s there. I can exercise, I can walk, I can sleep - Zoe
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The Truth About Suprapubic Catheters
I stopped taking all those damn pee pills, and I don't miss them one bit.
More broadly, my new plumbing system has advantages over the stock systems we are equipped with at birth. Unlike healthy people, I'm no longer burdened by the incessant need to stop what I'm doing every few hours, find a toilet, and spend time attending to my bladder. Imagine a life without that nuisance. Why do people put up with it? When will everyone want an SPC? It ranks high in my list of MS silver linings, along with handicapped parking and preferred stadium seating...
Too much? Consider granting me this indulgence. After all, I have a freaking tube coming out of my belly.
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Suprapubic Catheter Complications: Tips and Tricks
This is not a guide on how to place a suprapubic catheter in a patient presenting to the ED. Rather, this is a review of the suprapubic catheter itself and how to manage mechanical problems and its uncommon, but potentially serious, complications.
Articles of Interest
Caring for a Suprapubic Catheter
Step by step tips...
Living with IC, Interview with Zoe on IC, Suprapubic Catheters and Exercise
I had my supra pubic catheter put in July 2019 which is amazing as it bypasses my urethra so it works a lot better than the other options.
Preparing for a Suprapubic Catheter
This time next week I’ll be able to wee whenever I want, wherever I want thanks to a Suprapubic catheter. It’s been a long time coming, 3 whole years.
Suprapubic Catheters – My Experience
Have you ever looked at a disabled person and wondered how they go to the loo?
Three essential steps to living happily with a suprapubic catheter
Adapting to life with a catheter takes time. Here I share the things I wished I’d known when I first had to make room for a catheter in my life.
What does the procedure involve?
SPC is a method for draining urine from the bladder that avoids the need for a catheter in the urethra. There is some evidence that the risk of long term or repeated bladder infections in slightly less if you have an SPC rather than a urethral catheter.
