Self Catheterising: What I use & my tips
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- Опубликовано: 4 авг 2019
- I share my experience at self-catheterising and also share products I found helpful. I self-catheterised for about a year due to chronic urinary retention (due to EDS) before I ended up needing an indwelling catheter, and now have a supra pubic!
Please note all advice I share is from me and not to replace advice from health care professionals. However if you wish to ask any questions about self catheters please email me on activelyautoimmune@gmail.com or DM me on @activelyautoimmune
Products I mention:
- Hospital sick bowl/pee pot - amzn.to/2M7TCYf
- Mirror - amzn.to/2MEdKAl
- Another mirror I have - amzn.to/2T7HUNH
I had back surgery and over time my condition has worsened and it takes me a very long time to try to empty my bladder on my own, but now I have nighttime incomitance and a cath has been suggested to me and it has freaked me out, but now I am giving in to it to make my life better. Thank you for your video I don't feel so alone now. You are a brave person to share such a personal journey. Thank You.
My mom’s issues began after a lower back surgery as well. She started having a very hard time getting the urine going right after surgery. The dr said it was the anesthesia but obviously not. Two Years later, here I am learning how to do it for her. They must damage some nerve or something. I’m going to look into it!
I will learn tomorrow how to do it and Im so nervous and its made me feel Im not alone so THANK YOU so f much youre an angel
This has been such a big help to myself, am new to all this and still trying to get my head around it.
Thanks so much for your video!! I just got told I have to start self cathing and am overwhelmed. I've only tried once so far with no success. It was super painful and frustrating. Thanks for your honesty and bravety in posting this video!!
Thank you for your video. I have trouble finding the right hole. I have tried several different mirrors and it’s a challenge. I haven’t tried sitting on the floor but I am going to give it a go. I think it will be much easier to have the mirror on the floor instead of holding it under my thigh on the toilet. what is the name of the mirror you showed first. The one with the light. I have sensory and autonomic neuropathy so I’m unable to feel my way. Lol. Sometimes I am unable to get my size 10 to go in. I’m wondering if I’m having spasms. I had urodynamic study that showed my muscles don’t work. I have to cath sometimes 7 times a day and you are right it’s no fun.
Thank you so much for making a video about this. It is so good to see a real persons opinion on the subject rather than medical videos. Makes me feel not so alone. Especially being young like myself. Hope your indwelling is going ok. I'm still self catherterising with lowfric and have been finding it hard very painful as I have chronic pain but have been persisting, sometimes not being able to at all with bleeding and my body literally rejecting it and sometimes my urethra grips for dear life in it's way out. But today I did it over the toilet without looking. I never thought I'd achieve that, I'm so proud of myself. Also been having ptns which may have help a tiny bit but not sure. Xx
I had a nurse show this to me today vs a video but came across yours and I'm glad I did. You did a great job. Don't let it define you! I had a temporary ileostomy bag at one time . I' will gladly do this vs the pain of a stay in Cath! OMG that was horrible! Stay strong!
Excellent thank you. Love your humor. I call these hardships, “one of life’s little treasures.” Thank you for your help.
Wow - I have IC and don’t catheterize; however, when I go in for a bladder lavage, they would use a catheter to insert the medication. IT HURT LIKE HELL ! Anyone who has to self catheterize has my upmost respect and compassion.
Thank you so much!! This has helped me back inches. Especially that's it's harder then people think. And it's not easy at first. Pretty much all you said is me!! ☹️🤦🏻♀️
Thank you, Zoe, your knowledgeable narrative is very easy to listen to and extremely helpful. cheers mate.
Thank you for this video Zoe, and for being so candid about your experience. Obviously this is only for females. I hope your experience has improved with time.
Thought your video was SUPER DOPER gr8! I’m truly impressed with your life experiences and giving us gr8 advice plus showing me your tips & tricks. Learned a lot; so thx: Nikki
thank you so much! I'm making some decisions about continence and may give these a try. it's so helpful to know what things look like. also I'm a wheelchair user, so it's particularly helpful that you use it sat down.
really grateful to you for this video. they should put it in the NHS website 😊😊❤🎉
Very helpful and informative video. Thank you for sharing your experience with others of us who have similar conditions. 😊
Very helpful! Thank you for your hint. Your video was the easiest to understand!
Thank you for honest video. Yes I'm nervous about my trains. I hope I can dig deep for some stoic feelings
This video is awesome. You were clear and concise. Gave the perfect amount of info and delivered it tactfully. This helped me a lot as I’m at the beginning of my straight cath adventure. Thank you for sharing your tips!
Thank you for sharing this video. I appreciate the information!
Excellent information, thank you
Thank you so much for this video!
Very useful, thanks...at the moment just trying to find the needle in a haystack....working through my problems
Thank you, this video was just what I needed to see 🙏🙏🙏
So glad i found your video ive just been given the catheters this week it was a very short appointment a quick demo with a model told what not to drink and sent away with size 10 and 12 and a mirror thats it, well i can't do it this is painful I asked for the bags and was told there for men more than women but they would ask, I find it fiddly annoying and painful,you also need three hands for the mirror,cath and your bits ive tried sitting no success then standing over the bath painfully successful and lying down couldnt do
❤Thanks so much!
Thank you so much ❤
It has helped me thank you!
Thankyou, very informative
Where did u get the mirror pls share the link. Thank you
Thanks for the video really helpful. I've had my self catheterization demonstration today after having an accident at work this year. Sorry to ask I'm genuine. All the places of support have closed for new year. I have been supplied with the male catheters with bags fitted. Did you ever bye pass when starting catheterization. I repeat its my first day feeling really down. I just was shown a short video and it bypassed at the hospital first time. I was told not to worry at the hospital.
I have physical anxiety that makes me clench. Breathing helps somewhat. Would I just slowly keep trying to relax while inserting? Thanks for your video. This is a newer problem of mine so I think I’ll need to do this.
Very helpful and lovely accent
How did you order the supplies ?
You are so beautiful by the way!!
Hi i wondered. If you manged to find out the mirrors you show in the viedo and thank you for the viedo 😊
I jus had a app Tuesday I couldn’t pee at all I woke up one day with urinary retention I have to self catherize and I can’t do it I’m on day 3 now I did finally find where to put it in at but I’m so scared to slide it in I’ve been having my ex bf help me and it’s becoming a lot bc I don’t want to depend on someone to help me pee especially him I’m trying to get my sister to learn to maybe help me but these have definitely been the hardest days I’ve ever had. Lots of crying I’m super scared I’m scared I’m not gonna be able to do it myself. This video and the comments on the video made me feel better knowing others felt the same way as I do and I’m not alone. It’s very uncomfortable and it does cause some pain I am praying to be healed I have physical therapy Monday I don’t think I can do this.
Thank you so much for this video it I so helpful, my Urologist told me a year ago that I need to self catheterize due to urine retention and recurrent uti. I kept avoiding it as it is so overwhelming 😪. Now I really don't have a choice because no matter how many antibiotics they give me it doesn't help coz retention causes infections my only solution is to self catheterize. Iam scared to do it but i will do it. I feel not so alone after watching this. Thank you so much for sharing
Iodine cleanser hurts. What else can i clean w prior to insertion?
thankyou so much for this videoo
Could younput this proudct in discriptuon please. The size i have. Hurt
I’m so miserable. I tried to learn how to self catheterize a few months ago and I couldn’t do it. My urethra is in a funky place that is not easy to get to. I tried the test surgery for the MedTronic Interstim Device. That didn’t work. Before that procedure I had a Foley catheter for 5 weeks. It wasn’t painful or uncomfortable, but I hated wearing a urine bag strapped to my leg. I ended up with no other choice but to have a Suprapubic catheter implanted. I hate that too. I’m in constant pain and have constant bladder spasms. I’m going to have to find someone that will come to my home and patiently teach me how to self catheterize. I’m scared, sad, & worried that the rest of my life with this problem is going to be pure misery.