Hi Steph,
Wow what great news we were starting to worry when we did't hear from you. The only thing I did't tell you guys about was the thirsty thing.
The only thing they would give me was a sponge on the end of a stick and I had to squeze out all the liquid before I could put it in my mouth it was 5 days before I could have something to drink this was the worst part of the whole thing hands down. The first thing they gave me was apple juice I never realy cared for apple juice before but now it is my drink of choice how funny is that!Tell Shawn to enjoy the time off it will fly by and in no time he will be back to the same old same old.
I think I told you before that this is a 2 stage recovery stage one is with the cath stage2 without go to www.depends.com and print out coupons he will be doing the diaper dance soon pick up two or three baby crib pads I put the pad down and then a towell over that. I have good control at night now as long as I set the alarm for every three hours my neobladder is at or near the 500cc mark and I can go two hours durning the day go to your local medical supply store a pick up a thing that fits in the toilet to measure the amount of pee-pee once the cath is out it's good to see what your doing I keep a log book with the time and amount so I can see myself getting better some days are better than others but every week there is improvment. Kathy and I are so happy to hear this great news and I know the good reports will keep comming.
Tim & Kathy