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| Paul and Claire |
I made a great recovery while in hospital , and had my urinary catheter removed on the Friday prior to my planned discharge on the following Monday. Unfortunately,my bladder decided it preferred the catheter being in,as I was grossly incontinent of urine-not a pleasant position to be in.I was given pads to wear and advised to go to toilet every hour-very degrading,as I was in a constant state of incontinence,and also had a new ileostomy to deal with! A less strong-willed person would probably have crumbled at this point,but I just accepted it-maybe I am too accepting of things,but I feel that there is no use crying over spilt milk,or in this case,spilt urine!
Anyway,the surgeon decided that I should have the catheter put in again and start bladder training.
I was discharged the following week with the catheter still in place and an appointment for urology in eight months-not urgent,then!
Was great to get home to my lovely family again,and I quickly settled in to life with my new companions,ileostomy and catheter. I bought a couple of long dresses as I felt they gave me more freedom to move around,and also covered everything up! The urine bag is strapped to my leg,so leaves a bulge if you are wearing trousers-looking a bit like the worst case of varicose veins!
Had a few wee disasters with the bags,due to leakage,which mainly happened at night in bed-just as well I have a great husband!
I got lovely new bags via my stoma nurse in Glasgow,and problem was solved.
Poor Bill developed sciatica and was off work for over six weeks ,but he still managed to walk his girl down the aisle.
My main target after having this operation was to get fit for my daughters wedding in September-as you may see,the date is now October.I made it,and here are photos to prove it!
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| Claire |
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| Paul having a cuppa before his sister gets married |
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| I made it-and not a bag in sight(well hidden) |
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| Mummy and her girl |
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| proud father of the bride |
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| proud parents |
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| Chloe posing! |
