Some information here on a recent problem I had with pee valves that may help others to avoid a very uncomfortable time.
Dived Rapid Bay on Long weekend Monday aprrox 10 am. About 30 mins into dive started to pee but realised hose must have been kinked upon feeling sharp pain in penis.
Tried to adjust hose by inflating dry suit to relieve pressure on hose but was not able to clear it.
Pressure was building up by this time so tried again to pee hoping catheter may blow off but no such luck. Turned dive about this time and headed back, very uncomfortable swim.
Back on land undid drysuit to find catheter with bubble of urine in it under pressure, released it and thought no more of it.
About midnight started to need to urinate often with pain, this continued about every twenty minutes till about 4am when things got worse.
Temperature quickly rose t0 39c with cold sweats and shivering, flue like symtoms.
By midday Tuesday was in emergency at RAH in bad way. Was admitted immediately with severe urinary tract infection ( UTI ).
Felt a little better on Wednesday morning and thought about trying to leave, temp had dropped but still had urinary pain. By 11:00 am temp was back up to 39c and felt really bad again.
Tests showed Psuedomonas infection (blood poisoning), spent the next week in hospital 5 doses per day intraveinous IV antibiotics. Still don't feel 100 percent 3 weeks later.
Concensus is that pressure of blocked catheter caused bacteria from p valve hose back into urether causing UTI.
Will be paying much more attention to both cleaning of p valve hose after diving and also making sure hose routing is clear.
Regards Rick.
or just where condom when shagging Karl!!!! that should stop any penile infections!!!
Harvs!!! Where do you get such priceless material? That really came out of left field, not expecting it at all.
