Visit to the ER

I was not feeling that great this past Saturday and had some abdominal pain. As my latest stay in the hospital started with abdominal pain I was freaked. I paged Urology and ended up speaking to Dr O’Malley, a first year Resident, who suggested I try some Tylenol. He called 2 hours later to see [...]

Foley Catheter is back Again

Just when I thought I’d be foley-free, it’s back again. I had the appointment with Herschorn on Friday and I did manage to successfully insert a catheter on my own into the stoma. So I thought, as did the Urology Fellow that everything would be okay. I was instructed that at the 4-hour mark I [...]

Green Pee, Pink Pee, Rainbow Pee

The neverending saga of my stoma continues. Last week I went out to a pub with some friends, for the Building Bridges Pub Moot.  I only stayed for a couple of hours, since I had to get home cos my young sibling required access to my computer (his is down at the moment, being fixed).
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Stoma & UTI

My little rosebud is hurting, badly.
Went to a walk-in clinic yesterday, cos I couldn’t wait to see my regular GP. The visit was amusing for myself, though I was partially doubled over in pain. Because of my medical history I am not your average everyday patient who can be found sitting in a medical clinic’s [...]

Exstrophy Social

I was born with a condition called Bladder Exstrophy, and in all my years dealing with the condition it was rare to run into another individual with the same birth defect. Thankfully there are two mailing lists for Exstrophy – one just called Exstrophy (which is primarily populated by the parents and family members of [...]