Post by roha6304 on Dec 2, 2018 17:36:37 GMT -8
Hello. I have a c2/c3 incomplete. I understand I'm very lucky: I have movement in my legs and can breathe on my own. I only use the ventilator at night and have drastically cut back on my nursing/care giving requirements over the years. One thing I still do is cathing. I've always done intermittent self cath but as my care givers are becoming older it's getting harder for them to do it, and I've tried learning with little success. I've been told that indwelling catheters are very limiting, but in my case I feel self cathing is limiting, both on my ability to be independent and on my bank account. Not only do I have to pay much more for catheters but I also have to pay for a nurse to come in a couple times a day to do it and that is financially difficult. Do you like indwelling catheters or find they hold you back?
