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Stressed out? Ready to smack your FMIL, MOH, or both? Do it! Or tell us all about it and keep your hands to yourself.

So because I watch old lady TV I keep seeing these exciting ads for catheter home delivery services.  What kind of conditions make you need to use catheters on a long-term basis?  I am not i

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Stressed out? Ready to smack your FMIL, MOH, or both? Do it! Or tell us all about it and keep your hands to yourself.

So because I watch old lady TV I keep seeing these exciting ads for catheter home delivery services.  What kind of conditions make you need to use catheters on a long-term basis?  I am not i

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s/o catheters

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So because I watch old lady TV I keep seeing these exciting ads for catheter home delivery services. What kind of conditions make you need to use catheters on a long-term basis? I am not interested in googling the answer to this.

I just a friendly gal looking for options.

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posted at 2/10/2012 2:16 PM EST on theknot.com

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I watch this television, too, and I have wondered the exact same thing. Especially the young-ish brunette woman who talks about making sure she has her keys and her purse and her catheters.

I am also not interested in Googling.

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I've wondered this as well.

And I'm also wondering which post talked about catheters.

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I've wondered this as well.

And I'm also wondering which post talked about catheters.

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6 - GBCK mentioned it in her Buffy update below.

I just a friendly gal looking for options.

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Generally they're used after surgery. A friend had surgery for ulcerative colitis and was on a catheter for a while.

By the way, "long term" does not necessarily mean years. Catheters have a high risk of infection, so doctors try to avoid. But for incontinence, catheters are necessary.

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zsa, also, since WFH, i get to see a lot of ads for personal injury lawyers and college for losers commercials.

so the people at home are the elderly, injured, and the dense. and me.

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zsa, also, since WFH, i get to see a lot of ads for personal injury lawyers and college for losers commercials. so the people at home are the elderly, injured, and the dense. and me.
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And ME! ::high fives::

I just a friendly gal looking for options.

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also people with spina bifida may need long term catheters.

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Prostate cancer. I used to work with patients, who after radiation can have a narrowing of their urethra. Combine that with an enlarged prostate and sometimes they need long term catheters.

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In Response to Re: s/o catheters : And ME! ::high fives::
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Me three! :p

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Maybe home office workers eventually get so lazy that they start using catheters and peeing into bags.

I just a friendly gal looking for options.

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I have seen these commercials as well. There are generally 2 types of catheters. Indwelling catheters stay in place for a number of hours/days/weeks and are removed or changed in the doctor's office after that time. These are the type used after surgery. Then there is clean intermittent catherization. In that case, the person inserts a very thin catheter in themselves to remove the urine in their bladder. After the urine is drained, the catheter is removed and either discarded or cleaned. This type of catherization would be used if there is an obstruction that prevents the bladder from emptying or if the bladder muscle doesn't contract completely to expell all the urine.

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Why don't you all buy some catheters and give them a whirl? Good luck and keep us posted.

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I'm good on the catheter experience. I've had one and that was more than enough.

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I wrote a long response that was eaten by TK - oh well.

Short version -
2 kinds of catheters
indwelling - the kind you get during/after surgery. They are generally placed by dr/nurse/etc. and removed by dr/nurse/etc.
Clean Intermittent Catherization or In and Out Catherization - this is done by the patient on a timed bases or after they urinate to drain residual urine. They are either disposable or reusable (with adequate cleaning). Patient's use these when there is a bladder outlet obstruction or if their bladder muscle doesn't work well enough to expell all their urine.

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posted at 2/10/2012 3:37 PM EST on theknot.com

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And me - 2 days per week. Although I avoid daytime TV at all costs.

I loved the catheter when I was in labor. It was such a relief after having to pee so often in the later months of pregnancy to not have to get up to take a trip to the bathroom.

On a daily basis, that would not be fun, however.

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