Since I had been having problems completely emptying my neobladder my uro had me start cathing with a 14 french. The self cathing is no problem and pretty easy.
It seems though that the viscosity of the urine has increased greatly since I started cathing. Sometimes when the cath starts going it is just long slow drips for a while (minutes) before getting much normal urine. I always had the mucous but I'm wondering if I should go up to 16 french or try to make bigger holes in the end the 14.
I'm wondering if I may be getting a buildup of the mucous with some residual left over.
Has anybody else run into this and have any suggestions? When I first started doing the catheter, I would empty out in no time and it was just great. Now it seems to take longer and longer to do.
Thanks,
Mike
Age 54
10/31/06 dx CIS (TisG3) non-invasive (at 47)
9/19/08 TURB/TUIP dx Invasive T2G3
10/8/08 RC neobladder(at 49)
2/15/13 T4G3N3M1 distant metastases(at 53)
9/2013 finished chemo -cancer free again
1/2014 ct scan results....distant mets
2/2014 ct result...spread to liver, kidneys, and lymph...
