The Derby City Chapter of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association Network- Serving Kentuckiana.
Message From the President
Dear Members & Friends-
At press time we have not received information regarding out speaker for the March meeting. We will likely have a speaker, but if not, a video will be shown. Food and drink will be provided at the meeting.
April's meeting will be held at Frazier Rehab; 6:30 ; 4th floor dining hall.
- David Allgood
The following is from New Mobility, January 2005 –ed.
BLADDER MATTERS BY TIM GILMER
Once upon a time, in a hospital far away, a urologist appeared to me all dressed in white. "How would you like me to give you an injectable," he said, "that will prevent urinary tract infections for the rest of your life?" At the time I had been stuffed away in isolation for three weeks and was gradually descending into paranoia. The magical gift bearer was had on a sterile mask and gown and wore the relaxed look and condescending attitude of a doctor who thought too highly of himself. All I wanted to do was go home. "No," I said, and that was that. Why did I refuse? Because it was 30 years ago. I'd never heard of a UTI vaccine and I trusted nobody—especially not wise men in white gowns. Today we're still hearing rumors of UTI vaccines, but so far, nada. MedImmune has been promising a vaccine that will prevent infection from E coli, but human trials are still slogging along, and even if they succeed, E coli is infamous for spinning off new strains and is only one of several common bacterial bad guys.
In the meantime, those of us with SCI or MS or other neurological conditions have the same old problem—how to keep our urinary tracts free from infection, disease, and stones—a threat that not only wrecks havoc with our quality of life, but still ends our lives too often and too soon, even with improvements in management, medicine and mind power.
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