well, what a kerfuffle it was yesterday.
Just after the care home rang me to tell me that they think that OH has another UTI, I got a phone call from his GP saying that they have had a letter from when OH went to London the see the urologist and he has reccommended that OH is put on prophylactic antibiotics and she was writing a prescription for me to collect. I phoned the care home back to let them know and they asked me to bring the prescription with me (so that they could scan it for their records) rather than having it made up.
So, yesterday I went to the surgery in the morning to collect the prescription - but they couldnt find it and said it had been sent to the pharmacy. So I went to the pharmacy (fortunately, next door), but they didnt have it either and said that nothing had been sent to them. Back I go and the receptionist realised that the doctor who phoned me had been working at the main surgery (we go to a satellite surgery) at the time and said that was where it was. So, off I go there, but it wasnt. Eventually it was discovered to have been sent to Stockport
Why Stockport, you may ask. Well, when OH was using the intermittent catheters there was an account set up for him at the manufacturers. I would phone up when he needed more and they would contact the GP for a repeat prescription. And where are they - yup, in Stockport!!!
I eventually got a copy of the prescription and went in the afternoon to visit OH, but found him asleep.
I also had a bit of a blow as I discovered from the carers that OH produces so much urine through the night that they have to empty the night bag during the night. So, when he is home, I will have to get up to do this too. Im wondering what advantage there is to having an indwelling catheter as, although I had to get up to catheterise him during the night, at least with an intermittent catheter I didnt get wet beds.