Some of you know that I am just back on my feet from an intense kidney/prostate infection. What's odd is that about a month before, I got a warning from a friend (Henryville) that he had gotten a severe infection that was due to his pee valve as well.
I seldom rinse the innards of my valve and never disinfect it.
One a Saturday night, I had unknowingly allowed a channel to form when I put the condom on and that allowed the urine to leak down the side of the condom. I think this allowed the pressure out of what is normally a sealed system that always has positive pressure coming out of the condom. I am thinking that perhaps the leak allowed incubating critters in my tubing to back-flow into me.
By late Sunday night, I had a 105 fever that lasted for about a week more. Monday at work, I could barely stand and despite my significant fluid intake, my urine was the darkest yellow I had ever seen it and it had lots of dark-colored pieces of "stuff" in it.
During that week, I was in the hospital on IV antibiotics. The kidneys cleared up relatively quickly, but my prostate is still limping along.
I have only heard of the one other case, but the risk of contraction is significant enough to warrant some pretty careful cleaning.
I hope this never happens to anyone else!
Jim
I seldom rinse the innards of my valve and never disinfect it.
One a Saturday night, I had unknowingly allowed a channel to form when I put the condom on and that allowed the urine to leak down the side of the condom. I think this allowed the pressure out of what is normally a sealed system that always has positive pressure coming out of the condom. I am thinking that perhaps the leak allowed incubating critters in my tubing to back-flow into me.
By late Sunday night, I had a 105 fever that lasted for about a week more. Monday at work, I could barely stand and despite my significant fluid intake, my urine was the darkest yellow I had ever seen it and it had lots of dark-colored pieces of "stuff" in it.
During that week, I was in the hospital on IV antibiotics. The kidneys cleared up relatively quickly, but my prostate is still limping along.
I have only heard of the one other case, but the risk of contraction is significant enough to warrant some pretty careful cleaning.
I hope this never happens to anyone else!
Jim
