Catheterizing On My Own - How To | Quadriplegic (C5,C6,C7)
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- When I was in the hospital, I was told that I would be able to catheterize myself but I was unable to when I left because I was not shown a catheter that I could use with my poor hand dexterity. I searched the internet to find a catheter that was quad-friendly and found the MTG-EZ Gripper catheter. Being able to self-catheterize myself was life-changing because of the independence that I gained. In this video, I show you how I catheterize myself with an MTG EZ-Gripper catheter. How do you catheterize yourself?
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How do you catheterize yourself?
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Tips for Catheterizing with Limited Hand Function (ARTICLE) - www.180medical.com/blog/tips-self-cathing-limited-hand-dexterity/
You are cool
Thank you for watching and commenting!
What kind are they can’t you take a picture
@@ramontapia5280 What?
@@masonx54 -- i think he is wondering why your penis is blurred,,, for privacy reasons of course,,, but he asks why you cant take a picture, so seems he wants to know why he cant actually see you inserting the tube,,, dunno just a guess
What a generous person you are to share something so personal. I know this video was so
helpful to so many people
I appreciate that! I wish I had been shown a video like this when I was in the hospital after becoming paralyzed because it would have shown me that it was possible to independently catheterize as a C5 quadriplegic. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Physio student here - our professor showed us this video in class the other day. Really great having it explained by someone who's a pro at it instead of a text book! Wishing you all the best
Wow, that's awesome! I appreciate you sharing with me that your professor used my video! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Thank you for being so open and honest with us
I do it to help others!
Thank you so much for sharing this. I’m female, and bedbound at the moment. My movement problems are neurological, and then an injury on top of it that robbed me of what little mobility I had. I use a pure system. It works well, but it’s not something that I can independently control, as someone has to be around to empty the tank into the toilet, as I have no way to get there to do it. Thanks again. I am very impressed with your kindness and absolute bravery of doing this for on UA-cam, for other disabled people.
I hate to hear about you having to be in bed at the moment. I hope you can get back to living and not have to be in bed. I appreciate your compliment. Thank you for watching and commenting!
I've been a t6 para for 21 years now and have gone through much trial and error since then. I'm currently spending most of my time in bed as I'm aging and making it more difficult to get around. I do all of my needs from the bed which takes some ingenuity. I now use an indwelling catheter most of the time as it cuts down on accidents. When not using the indwelling I use a condom catheter. This seems to work best for me Mason. You make it seem pretty simple Mason, we thank you for making these helpful videos. God bless!
Dear Mason very helpful video I really appreciate you doing this for us folks who are new to this self-catheter thing. God bless you and thank you again for this informative video
I'm glad that you found my video helpful! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Considering your level of limited function you are very dexterous and you made that look pretty damn easy man. Increadable.
Regards from South Africa
I appreciate that. Yeah, I get good at doing it since I've done it every day for over 8 years. Haha Thank you for watching and commenting!
So young to go thru all of this 😢 I'm so sorry. I'm glad you made it as you are an inspiration to others who also have to cath themselves and for caretakers.
My goal is to help others in similar situations as myself. Thank you for watching and commenting!
From quad to quad you sir are a god damn hero for making this video!
Haha Thanks man!
I'm a L2L3 paraplegic incomplete and I straight cath every 4 hours that's a good video by the way thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Wow, that brings back memories learning to catheterise, wet 🌊 pants more than a few times lol. I’ve used something similar on plane ✈️ journeys, nice neat clean and best of discrete when unable to leave your seat on long flights. Sending love and prayers to you and yours 👏💜👍🙏🤗♿️
You are very inspiring. Even I am not paralysed I was very curious about life of quadruplegics. I think a lot of things would be impossible with even higher level of injury, f.e. c3/c2. Anyway, my greetings to you from Slovakia :) take care
I have a question: do you play video games?
Yes I do. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Glad someone assisted you on how to do this
Someone else didn't assist me on how self-catheterize. I figured it out on my own.
Thank you for another informative tutorial Mason. Wishing you a wonderful week ahead.
Thank you for watching and commenting!
You got better hands and arms than I do
Awesome video… Thank you so much for doing this to help others and for being so honest and well prepared to demonstrate this important technique.
Thank you!
I don't, but I remember when I was recovering from inpatient hip surgery at 8 or 9yrs old since I wasn't able to move my legs for probably six weeks due to them looking like an A, I had a portable urinal that I used for I think two and half days in the hospital and then continued using it when I came home. After I used it, somebody would dump the urine into the toilet for me and it'd be ready for the next time I had to go. Having my grandparents down here for my hip surgery was very helpful for mom and dad especially when I came home
I have a suprapubic catheter. I use a Bard BioCath. Spasms were a problem for years. Now take Solifenacin tablets and they really help.
I take Solifenacin as well, in addition to Myrbetric.
I have middle of urethra missing. So I had operation to Cath self in stomach. So, no exposing private parts( I thank you for making a video, I'm sure helpful for some). I don't think I can make a public video even with my stomach. I don't mind showing a nursing/ medical student or such if asks Bless you.
I know that the procedure to catheterize in the stomach is common and have heard good things about it. I feel like, after my accident, so many doctors, nurses, etc. saw me so nothing is "private" on me now. Haha
You’re awesome! Thank you!
glad to see im not the only one that holds things with their teeth! years ago my homecare workers would freak out when i put anything in my mouth LOL
Haha! Using your teeth has two benefits. First, It allows you to do things that you couldn't do if you weren't using your teeth. Second, it helps build your immune system! It's a win-win!
@@masonx54 PREACH IT brotha!! :^)
Here in Brazil we use different materials, I use it completely differently, there is a probe/relief catheter so I adapt it to a plastic bag (coloplast conveen leg urinary collector)and leave the probe inserted in the canal until the bladder from one bath to the other, so the urine is running out in the platinum bag that I tie to my leg for 24 hours without having to take medicine to expand bladder or having to do catheterization. soon I will record a video of how I do it and post it here on my channel 😉🤝
Sounds like you are referring to an indwelling catheter. I use an intermittent catheter. Thank you for watching and commenting!
@@masonx54 yes, i use a perm but only for 24 hours, i change after shower
Speedicath compact set, you are a beast for doing this so fast Man it still takes me considerably longer than that.
I've never used a Speedicath but I've heard they are great too! After doing this five times a day for over five years, you get fast. Haha
Mason Ellis I hope so, what insurance do you have?
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Mason Ellis got it, do you take any anti-bladder spasm medication?
Speedicath compact set is by far the best option for any quad in my opinion. I am a c5 quad too and i use them.
Well done!
I had surgery of Mitrfanoff procedures to remove pee it actually helps a lot
I'm glad that procedure has helped you! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Please don't tell me thank you actually I should say it in ever reply you are thanking me please don't do that☺️☺️
Gosh dammit. I remember when I was having to do that every fucking 6hrs. I used colorplast catheters. Ducking absolute drag. I hope I never have to do that again for I’ve been peeing spontaneously now for 2 months now. I’m a T4 incomplete Asia C. Very informative. Thanks!
It probably hurt more for you since you're an incomplete spinal cord injury. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Great job..thanks for sharing
You're welcome!
Hey Mason! I use the same catheter! I have stoma Through my bellybutton and I’ll always need to pee on my own. I am also a c5c6c7 quadriplegic.
Thank you for sharing!!
Awesome! Is it easy to use the MTG EZ-Gripper with the stoma through your bellybutton? I've always wondered if females would be able to use this catheter. Thanks for watching!
@@masonx54 It's pretty easy. I've been doing it for around eight years. At first, I was using tenodesis splint but now I don't need it. it is really easy.
You're Welcome!
Can you tell when you need to go? Ex. do you have any "signals" your body gives you when your bladder is full? As a T4 complete I start getting a tightness feeling, bladder spasms and some AD when my bladder is full. Thanks and keep up the great content!
Most of the time I cannot tell when I need to go. However, I do have signals such as muscle spasms or AD if my bladder is too full and needs emptied. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I use a very similar closed system setup
Closed systems are the way to go In my opinion! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Is there a reason they don’t use indwelling or more of a longer lasting catheter on quadriplegics so you don’t have to do it so often?
Indwelling catheters have a greater risk of causing urinary tract infections (UTIs) and other \health issues. A lot of quadriplegics, especially those without arm movement, use indwelling catheters. As for me, indwelling catheters are a last resort because I don''t want to have something inside me all of the time. However, there are condom catheters, which are external but can cause skin issues. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Hiii Mason Ellis
Nice video keep it up and
Never give up
Thanks!
Great video! I'm similar level and use the coloplast speedicath catheters. They’re discreet and not too difficult to use. Do you have to wake up at night to cath too?
Yes, that's what they did when I was in the hospital five years ago so that's what I continued to do because I haven't had any issues.
Hi Mason Is it painful to insert the tube into the Uretha? Do u use You use lubrication help? BJ
Sometimes it is painful. The tube is already lubricated.
Very informative ,Do you have to do it every 5 hours even during the night?
Yes I do. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Hi Mason - and thank you for your videos. Have you ever tried using a catheter extension to just void directly into the receptacle instead of going into the bag first and then dumping it?
I have not because these catheters are closed system catheters, which means they are an intermittent catheter that is self-contained in a collection bag.
@@masonx54 Ah, so its not really an option. Thank you!
Not with the catheters that I use. Thank you for watching and commenting!
I use a Coloplast intermittent catheter. I am paralyzed from the waist down, considered a partial paraplegic because I can move my legs etc some. I have feeling to know when I need to go to the restroom and I just use the intermittent catheter with KY Jelly or I also use a Coloplast Speedicath intermittent catheter which is pre-lubricated.
Thanks for sharing!
How many times you have to to do self-caterrization in a day?
At 8:15 in the video, I say I catheterize every 5 hours, which is 5 times a day. Thank you for watching and commenting.
how could poop if you don't have feelings or control to poop ?
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Do you use the same routine at night?
During the night, I use the same kind of catheter (MTG-EZ Gripper) but decrease the amount of time in between catheterizations to 3, 3.5, or 4 hours because I tend to get higher volumes at night. I think it's because my feet are "elevated." Therefore, fluids don't go to my feet. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Hi Miles. Surely it is not a subject that depends on you, but by any chance do you know if 180medical can market those probes in Spain? I am also C5-C6 and I have to catheterize. I currently live in Spain and a catheter like the MTG-EZ Gripper is not commercialized here. I am doing tests with the catheters that are sold here but I`m unable to. I have contacted 180medical via e-mail to find out if it would be possible for them to send me a free samples, but I have had no response. Thank you.
I don't know who Miles is but if you're asking me, I doubt 180 Medical markets anything outside of the United States. However, they should get back to you with a definite answer.
How many of these cathedars do you go thru on average per day?
I catheterize every 4-6 hours, so 5 or 6 catheters per day. Thank you for watching and commenting!
I've been self-cathing for about a year now. Before that, I had a Foley catheter in me for about a year and a half(Mostly because of my weight and not being able to reach myself to self catheter). However, after losing some weight I was able to at least reach well enough to start cathing on my own for about a year now(I've still got a ways to go to get down to an ideal weight and to reach without a struggle). Since I'm still pretty new at this, I have a few questions. How often do you have to catheter each day? My urologist wants me to cath about six times a day, but there are times when I get very little urine(it depends on how many liquids I drink between cathing) so most days I do it about five times. Do you ever poke yourself inside the urethra as your sliding the cath in and draw blood? I think sometimes the lube on my catheter is not slick enough and it rubs and bleeds sometimes. I guess what I want to know is if this common. How often do you get a UTI? It seems no matter how clean I get hands and my private parts, I end up getting one about every five or six months.... Thanks for any advice you can give....
Congratulations on losing the weight to allow you to self catheterize! I try to catheterize every five hours with one four hour in the night, so five catheterizations total. However, recently I have been needing to catheterize six times per day. Generally, you should catheterize every four to six hours. I have had some blood come out in the urine but it has only happened a few times in almost nine years. UTIs in our situation are very common. Since we catheterize, bacteria is always in our bladder. I recommend going to www.comfortteas.com and drinking that a couple of times a week. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Thank you. I will check out the link for the drink.... God bless.@@masonx54
It is a tea bag that you use to make tea like normal. It definitely works! I recommend buying the four pack because it's the cheapest per tea bag.
I use compact speedi caths
I know those are popular, but I have never used one. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Awesome video. I used to get enclosed catheter from 180 also but when my insurance switched to Medicare, I couldn't no longer get the enclosed catheter. So, my question is how are you paying for?
Thanks for watching! I have insurance through my work that pays part of the costs.
@@masonx54 ahh, that make sense. Thanks.
Hi Mason, you are an inspiration. I have an SPC... just a question, what are the long term effects of having a fixed catheter?
By a fixed catheter, I assume you are meaning an indwelling catheter? One downside is that your bladder will eventually shrink because it is not trained to hold urine since the urine is being held in the bag.
I believe it's easier to get uti too
Yes, you are correct. Thank you for watching and commenting!
How do you unzip the zipper? I find that the hardest part for jeans
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in Australia if you a quad they just put a supra pubic catheter in ya almost straight away lol
Dang. I have heard good things about supra pubic catheters but I prefer to do intermittent catheterizations if I can.
My god man that looks so frustrating and annoying. I'm a c6 c7
How do you pee? Lol
SPT tube so much easier
I'm assuming SPT is a suprapubic catheter? If so, I prefer not having something stuck inside of me 24/7. Thank you for watching and commenting!
It's painful?
Sometimes.
@@masonx54
I try it once when the Nurse without heart put it in me ,
Hope to you a great live in the next live and me too
I thought you were gonna simulate it lol.
Well, I did simulate it four years ago but I figured it's best to show how it's done. I can explain it to someone but until they see it, I don't think they understand. Haha
That's a lot of pee... Don't you have autonomic dysreflexia when you have that much pee in your bladder? How much water do you drink in a day and do you catheterize every 4hr or only when you wana pee?? The highest amount of pee for me is just 200ml
I get Automatic Dysreflexia when I get 700-800+ ml. I usually drink 1500 ml each day. I catheterize every 5 hours. You should look into bladder medication if all your bladder can hold it is 200 ml.
@@masonx54 ah okay thank you for this info..
@@masonx54 ya It seems I've seen this..
Also do you have a video on how you change clothes? Like wearing jeans etc.
Do you do some stimulation for your thighs? It looks good...
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My C5 boyfriend refuses to cath himself. Freaks him out and he won’t learn. I do it for him every 4-5 hours
I prefer being independent and not having to rely on others. I don't feel it most of the time and after doing it every four to five hours for 5+ years, it's no biggie.
Mason Ellis He’s very dependent right now. I wish he was more independent, but it’s still new
How long has he been injured?
@@masonx54gosh, I admire you. Because if I had to still be doing it every 5hrs I for SURE would have killed myself long time ago.
@@jeffreywhitaker5154 I've done it so many times that it only takes a minute or two. It's not a big deal honestly.
Why you don’t show how to do a bowel program
Because I want to perfect the process before making a video.
When are you gonna makw
Once I perfect the process.
Pls make soon as possible