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Can a person refuse bladder CATHERIZATION?
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| Leesa_Tay@softhome.net 2005-12-22, 10:59 am |
| Can a person legally refuse bladder catherization? The reason I am
asking is because my brother needs surgery for an inguinal hernia.
They are not sure what type of anesthesia he is going to have, even
though he would prefer a local or a spinal.
That's not his biggest fear though. He is stressing like mad over the
idea of having his bladder catherized. First of all.... if he does
have the surgery, will this mostly likely be done? And.... what are
the alternatives to catherization if someone just doesn't want it and
would prefer something else? (If... it's even an option.
Thanks in advance. : - )
Leesa (I)
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| Leesa_Tay@softhome.net wrote in news:1135239692.347612.219040
@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
> Can a person legally refuse bladder catherization?
I've never run into this so I don't have a legal answer, altho
I suspect that one can. To avoid it: NPO after midnight,
urinate just before leaving for the Pre-op holding area, and
have a "short" surgery (like an inguinal hernia repair). I
have never put in a foley for a hernia repair in 27 years of
OR work. HTH, jj
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it
will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. - Herm
Albright
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| John Thompson 2005-12-23, 1:03 am |
| On 2005-12-22, Leesa_Tay@softhome.net <Leesa_Tay@softhome.net> wrote:
> Can a person legally refuse bladder catherization?
Sure. It's your body. But if the physician thinks it is truly necessary,
they can refuse to do the procedure.
> The reason I am
> asking is because my brother needs surgery for an inguinal hernia.
> They are not sure what type of anesthesia he is going to have, even
> though he would prefer a local or a spinal.
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> That's not his biggest fear though. He is stressing like mad over the
> idea of having his bladder catherized. First of all.... if he does
> have the surgery, will this mostly likely be done? And.... what are
> the alternatives to catherization if someone just doesn't want it and
> would prefer something else? (If... it's even an option.
Most hernia repairs these days are done laproscopically, and I doubt that
catheterization would be necessary. Unless there's complications or
something, that is.
Bottom line: he should talk to the surgeon about his concerns and get them
clarified before agreeing to the surgery.
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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
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| Leesa_Tay@softhome.net 2005-12-23, 10:59 am |
| Hi.... Thanks for answering my questions. I have a few other ones
guys, if you don't mind.
Like I mentioned, he has a reducible inguinal hernia. I have been with
him when he will push it back in.
Not to be graphic, but you can actually hear what sounds like FLUID
shifting around in there.
Sometimes, his scrotum will swell... other days it won't. He has had
this for a few years and knows it should have been addressed a long
time ago.
Here are my questions. What exactly are those FLUID SOUNDS when he
pushes it back in? Is it blood? What exactly is it and why does his
scrotum swell sometimes. Is it perhaps because this FLUID leaks down
into the scrotum somehow?
thanks again
LEESA
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| Rick Morris 2005-12-23, 10:59 am |
| Actually, I had a laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair done several years ago
and it did involve a catheter. No big deal really, they put it in while I
was under and took it out as I was waking up.
On 12/22/05 10:05 PM, in article slrndqmt77.g4v.john@vector.os2.dhs.org,
"John Thompson" <john@vector.os2.dhs.org> wrote:
> On 2005-12-22, Leesa_Tay@softhome.net <Leesa_Tay@softhome.net> wrote:
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> Sure. It's your body. But if the physician thinks it is truly necessary,
> they can refuse to do the procedure.
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> Most hernia repairs these days are done laproscopically, and I doubt that
> catheterization would be necessary. Unless there's complications or
> something, that is.
>
> Bottom line: he should talk to the surgeon about his concerns and get them
> clarified before agreeing to the surgery.
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