Posted by Mark L on 21/7/2010, 10:41 pm, in reply to "Adventures in the NHS"
Thanks for your posting. After reading about the urologist, I cant help but feel really angry about it! Him telling you to turn the tap on and 'just tell yourself' must have sounded so patronising to you, sorry to hear about that. Its like telling someone whos claustrophobic and stuck in an elevator to 'just imagine you're in a field'!
I myself went through this process last year, where I explained to my GP, and then to a urologist about AP. Fortionatly they both aggreed that self catheterisation was a good idea and did not hesitate to get me booked in with a nurse to be showen how to use them. The reason I got them was because of my stag night and a flight to the US. They were of great help and take away alot of pressure knowing you have one in your pocket. The best thing since the workshops!
If you can get another appointment with the urologist, tell him 'if im on a long flight and need to urinate but cant, what am I supposed to do?!' Remember if you want to use them, then you have a right to.
Its good that you're honest to your friends about this and that you are at least trying to de-sense, but you say you are finding it very difficult... In what way? Are you jumping in at the deep end too quickly, or cant you find the motivation to go out and practice?
Cheers,
Mark368
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