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20220325: tap

We arrived at the destination. I could see my wife, my friend, my cousin and my nurse. It was not home ground but familiar turf. Good to have familiar faces on the team batting with you. Getting to the emergency department - its like going into the jungle. Leeches instantly start sucking the blood, an insect pricking your fingers to see if you are sweet and tasty, the serpent on your arm, with its tight stranglehold, being ripped of your clothes, the pulling of the thorns - taking stock of your heart, etc Then being spread on the flat stone - to see how photogenic your lungs are, etc I am familiar with this adventure. They removed the tshirt i was wearing and instead of the gown coming on, they closed the screens and made the bed flat. Then off came the shorts i was wearing. I can't lie flat but I didn't care , it would take a few seconds anyway. Instead of feeling the fresh garment on me, i could hear the rip to remove the diaper. Now, I am in the flat position. I can't li

20210723 : Incontinence

I have had a bascilar stroke 2 and half years ago. I'm bed ridden and no movement on right side and very limited movement on the left. So in diaper. I was on catheter for first 5 months. Later on, moved home and catheter was not easy to manage. For a few days, it was just diaper with change every 2-3 hours. In a little while, I realised I could feel the pressure in the bladder and I could ring a bell to indicate I have to go so the nurses could give urine can. So the change every few hours stopped. Although I could feel the need to go, there was no ability to control. I usually had 20 seconds from the feeling to passing. The feeling came every 2-3 hours. And about 400ml each time (i am on peg feeds so only on fluids also). There has been no difficulty passing and no urinary infections till date. However, over time, the frequency has increased and I need to go every 1.5- 2 hours and tolerance has reduced and the nurses have to react faster. Off late, maybe 2-3 weeks, it has become d