Colin

57yr old leading a Normal Life - Fell down the stairs - Hospital - Couldn't Pee - Catheter in - Catheter Out - Couldn't Pee - Catheter (Long-Term AKA Life) in. I was mentioning some on my Discharge to Brother - Also that I had Sepsis of Bladder - being treated on an Acute Ward - He said you were lucky to get out of there Alive ! Really LUCKY- I want to constantly Pee - The last Catheter Change gave me an Infection ! - I can never Aspire to a loving relationship - please don't mention the "Just 1 sec while I take my Catheter out before we Make Love" or even more Grotesque "Bend the Tubing to fit under a Condom" ggrrrrrrr Every 12 weeks - Dignity out of the Window - potluck on "OK for Cynthia to take part She's Training" (Doubles Risk of Infection but WOW!" - Was the Catheter put in Far enough ? - Too Far (Does she know to move away from Sphincter ? etc ........ What have I to look forward to ?? - Stop your throw away Comments - These are PEOPLE not PATIENTS. Ended up in the "Geriatric Ward" only COVID Bed to be had - there was an old Gent who must still be having Flashbacks to WW2 - used to say "they said there would be enough but No No No Not Enough" he was for once content saying how nice the Food was - When a Young Qualified Nurse said "but was there enough" upsetting him again (Clearly seen by Staff Nurse) Laughing away saying "Who needs a TV when you have him". Last Paragraph is how the "National Health Service" has Fallen - Used to be a Vocation not now ! - let's hope that Young Lady isn't alone in later Life (Confused & Vulnerable) !