SumDay
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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So if we can discuss Viagra in such detail, I'm hoping this isn't too over the top. I don't really know where else to ask about this...
DH has been having issues "voiding" so to speak, so he had a urologist visit this week. The doctor explained his bladder muscle isn't functioning like it used to (prostate is fine, surprisingly), so, he sent DH home with every catheter imaginable to figure out which one he likes best (sort of like picking which snake you want to bite you), and he is supposed to catheterize himself FOUR times a day for a month to help the muscle regain its strength. They gave him lessons. Can you imagine having that job?
Anyway, obviously this is not fun. My suggestion is to get a second opinion to see if this is a common procedure. He's so crabby & miserable right now he really isn't interested in my ideas.
If anyone has been through this, I'd like to hear how it was handled. Getting old is not for sissies.
DH has been having issues "voiding" so to speak, so he had a urologist visit this week. The doctor explained his bladder muscle isn't functioning like it used to (prostate is fine, surprisingly), so, he sent DH home with every catheter imaginable to figure out which one he likes best (sort of like picking which snake you want to bite you), and he is supposed to catheterize himself FOUR times a day for a month to help the muscle regain its strength. They gave him lessons. Can you imagine having that job?
Anyway, obviously this is not fun. My suggestion is to get a second opinion to see if this is a common procedure. He's so crabby & miserable right now he really isn't interested in my ideas.
If anyone has been through this, I'd like to hear how it was handled. Getting old is not for sissies.