CATHETER IN MY WHAT??
Had mine put in under anesthesia pre-op and had my surgeon's protocol was to keep it in for 24 hours. It is not so much painful as a little discomforting. As long as you don't move much you hardly notice it, but when you move or get up and walk (you have to bring your "bag" with you) you get an uncomfortable sensation like you have to pee, but you can't. There is a small balloon that holds the end in place in the bladder and it presses on the nerves that cause that "full" sensation - at least that's what the nurse said. There is just a little pain when they remove it and I had a slight pain and buringing sensation when I peed for about a day and a half. It really is no big deal - at least mine wasn't.
Funny thing in my case was that I was being attended by a couple of (really cute) student nurses and mine was the first catheter they got to take out in training. I told my wife it was probably the last time in my life that a hot 25 year-old would have my pecker in her hand.
She socked me.
One of 'em gave me a sponge bath too!
Funny thing in my case was that I was being attended by a couple of (really cute) student nurses and mine was the first catheter they got to take out in training. I told my wife it was probably the last time in my life that a hot 25 year-old would have my pecker in her hand.
She socked me.
One of 'em gave me a sponge bath too!
All Time High Weight - 370
Starting Weight pre-WLS - 367.4
Surgery Weight - 333
Current Weight - 248
Surgery Date - July 6, 2011
Starting Weight pre-WLS - 367.4
Surgery Weight - 333
Current Weight - 248
Surgery Date - July 6, 2011
No fears... Most likely you will wake up after surgery with it there and not feel a thing. It will literally be taken out without you knowing if you have a skilled nurse. This was the first time that I ever had a catheter and it was a piece of cake. Good Luck!
9/9/09: Highest Weight: 506.5 lbs 9/20/10: Tufts Start Weight: 492.4 lbs
2/7/11: Surgery Wt: 462.5 lbs. 9/16/12: Current Weight: 287.8 lbs.
4/15/12: First 5K - BAA 5K - PR 35:49
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on 8/28/11 2:08 am
on 8/28/11 2:08 am
To my knowledge I didn't have a catheter. If I did, it went in after they put me under and came out before I woke up.
Many years ago I worked in a hospital and did a lot of cathethers. The size of the catheter has a lot to do with the pain and discomfort. For most routine uses they use a smaller gage. But, if you have prostate problems or the potential for blood clots, they use a larger gage to ensure that the clots pass and don't get stuck.
The larger the gage the more pain.
Many years ago I worked in a hospital and did a lot of cathethers. The size of the catheter has a lot to do with the pain and discomfort. For most routine uses they use a smaller gage. But, if you have prostate problems or the potential for blood clots, they use a larger gage to ensure that the clots pass and don't get stuck.
The larger the gage the more pain.
High Weight = 310 Surgery Weight = 300 Dr's Goal = 200 My Goal = 190 
They tried to insert mine once I was under. Couldn't get it in because I had a stricture. They had to call in a urologist to cut the stricture. Didn't get it in till just before I work up which I'm glad they did because I was on my third IV by that time.
No pain at all because of the morphine.
Because of this I had to keep it in for a week. That was not easy keeping it in for that long.
Taking it out was a snap. The urologist just cut the tube with scissors (which deflated the baloon) and pulled it right out.
No pain at all because of the morphine.
Because of this I had to keep it in for a week. That was not easy keeping it in for that long.
Taking it out was a snap. The urologist just cut the tube with scissors (which deflated the baloon) and pulled it right out.
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