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Thank you very much KLD for the hint and for the followup.
yes in both positions. but what is worrying me more are supine position and lateral position. i try to turn every two hours, but if I miss...

mattress: tempurpedic (prima teal, medium soft)
positioned for 20 minutes
red area blanch? yes
bony areas: coccyx and hip sides

Is it ok if the mattress is causing a redness that will go away after 1 or two minutes? or it should not cause redness at all?

(redness on bony areas)*

our issues are never old dear

how is your tempurpedic doing? are you having any redness?

u mean by AD that some muscles keep on contracting, right? if so, can u tell me what muscles? i mean is it a specific muscle or all muscles everywhere below level of injury?

i always wondered where that mucus come from the next day!

thank you tetra for your great input

can you clarify more the term: “after burn”. you mean the residue from the melting of the suppository or you mean the real sensation of burning?
thanks

thank you gjnl for your reply. very good information and very beneficial

Hello, Im T6 complete. I’ve been 12 years post injury using digital stimulation in bowel management, it was and still working good. Until recently, i started noticing more frequent blood (like once...

Hello,

Im paraplegic, level t6.

Years ago, I started choking frequently (like two, three or four times a year), few times it happened while eating, but more while drinking (sometimes while...

Thanks ckf.. and thank u all one more time, i want to let you know that I had no infection! :)

Thank you xsfxsf, gjnl and ajstevens for the info and for the support. This made me feel better and less anxious. I will monitor my body temperature and will keep you posted. I will give it until...

Did it happen to you, that you catheterize, without cleaning (like by mistake or for any other reason) and you end up not having an infection?
I just did it without attention! I prepared everything...

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Check www.paraplegicanonymous.org for further discussions (it's a facebook group)

YES, me too i suggest hydrophilic catheters, and this was after deep investigation and exploration of best catheterization

thanks for the reply,
i checked with 2 doctors, they say this is normal, it is just irritation, but if that happens often then ofcourse this is another scenario... with my case it doesn't happen...

i am having a problem, i've been 3 years paraplegic T7 level. average 5 catheterization per day. sometimes when i self catheterize, the catheter makes friction and i see blood clots on the catheter...

What to do with urinary catheterization when i want to travel or on an airplaine?
I do intermittent catheterization every 4 to 5 hours, and sometimes every 2 hours (when i am drinking...), but what...