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Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Pam Patterson asks

Q: My husband has been having pain with his suprapubic catheter. He feels it goes in too deep and cause

a lot of pain.  He has MS and  I am his caregiver.  I can not seem to make the catheter stay out far enough where it is comfortable for him.  I am at my wits end and he is giving up.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks

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8/12/08 12:02pm

Would a condom catheter work for him so that he doesn't have to actually have something inserted into his urethra? There are tighter versions that are like condoms, and then there are looser versions that provide a cup-like device in which the penis rests. Both kinds attach to a leg bag.

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11/ 5/10 8:48am

Pain at the site of a suprapubic tube can be for several reasons. The most common would be that the tube is causing irritation and spasms of the bladder and there are medication that your Urologist could use which are called anticholinergics. Another cause could be local irritation at the tube site as a result of urine that is irritative. A topical agent such as Balmex may be helpful. Lastly if the thought is that the catheter is going in too far, rigging up a solution to kep the catheter at a fixed location could be helpful. This could simply be accomplished by the use of a hair roller. By placing the catheter inside one of the rollers with a foam insert and taping the catheter to the roller at the desired location, the catheter will remain in place. 

 

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