I have had a Foley catheter for years and have found what works for me. the visiting nurse agency recently was merged with another company, and they changed their supplier. After many years with a Foley, help for you all, and KLD, I know what works for me. I and the visiting nurse tell them what items I need, such as a Dover silicone catheter, the "Cath secure" brand tube holders, and the 4000 cc bags for the night time, and the supplier keeps sending me substitutions of other brands that don't work. After two weeks the Foley catheters they send me start falling off te extension tube and I get covered in urine. They send me an off brand of "cath secure" which falls apart and I wake up to the unpliant feeling of being pulled on (I have sensation down there) you know where. I have to use duct tape to as a tube holder and duct tape the catheter to the extension tube. It is Medline they use and no one likes them at all. Their supplies are awful, even the nurses complain. I have called Medicare about it and got no real help at all, just a guy who mumbled, and sounded like a robot with a mouthful of mashed potatoes. I called and complained to the State Board of Registration, that referred me to the State Board of Health, and I just cannot afford to pay for my own supplies. I talked to the VNA's clinical supply department before I called these other people. Then I talked with the nursing supervisor, who just complained that I could not adapt to change, she has even pissed off my doctor and the nurse practitioner. They have had conversations with them and were pretty seriously angry with the agency and supplier. I even tried to look to see if there was another nursing agency I could go through but I couldn't find any. Any suggestions? Or maybe I should buy stock in a duct tape manufacturer LOL.
Visiting Nurse's supp;oer will not send the correct urological supplies
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