by Tdarcos » Sat Apr 15, 2023 10:00 am
Mama Blue wrote: Sat Apr 15, 2023 7:01 am
Lol no, that's not why I was in the hospital, check the date. Yes, I have a catheter, p it socks. No, I was in the hospital from respiratory failure.
I had one of those for several months. The experience may be different for women, but most of the time it worked perfectly, I didn't even know it was there. But when something isn't right, it can be a pain.
When I went in for my amputation, while I was under anesthesia, they catheterized me. I was retaining water, not a good sign, so this, pushed all the way in, up to the urethra, drains it. After a few weeks, an ultrasound confirmed I was no longer doing so, so it was removed. For, I think about the third time. The first time it had to be removed because it clogged. Second because I had developed a urinary tract infection. That's fun, because I suffer when I pee, I can imagine what removal was going to feel like. But, in that case, they cure the infection to additionally stop the sensitivity and pain, and the inflammation,
then they remove and replace the catheter. In all cases, unpleasant (uncomfortable) going in, but not painful. Coming out was also painless and either no discomfort or very little. While it's in, nothing. Just never felt the need to pee.
When I was told it was a Foley catheter, I said, "sounds good to me." I said that was a joke, as a "foley" is (or was) also a sound recording device used in motion pictures.
[quote="Mama Blue" post_id=136694 time=1681567265 user_id=2759]
[quote="Ice Cream Jonsey" post_id=136692 time=1681565582 user_id=3]
Foley catheter problem??
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Lol no, that's not why I was in the hospital, check the date. Yes, I have a catheter, p it socks. No, I was in the hospital from respiratory failure.
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I had one of those for several months. The experience may be different for women, but most of the time it worked perfectly, I didn't even know it was there. But when something isn't right, it can be a pain.
When I went in for my amputation, while I was under anesthesia, they catheterized me. I was retaining water, not a good sign, so this, pushed all the way in, up to the urethra, drains it. After a few weeks, an ultrasound confirmed I was no longer doing so, so it was removed. For, I think about the third time. The first time it had to be removed because it clogged. Second because I had developed a urinary tract infection. That's fun, because I suffer when I pee, I can imagine what removal was going to feel like. But, in that case, they cure the infection to additionally stop the sensitivity and pain, and the inflammation, [i]then[/i] they remove and replace the catheter. In all cases, unpleasant (uncomfortable) going in, but not painful. Coming out was also painless and either no discomfort or very little. While it's in, nothing. Just never felt the need to pee.
When I was told it was a Foley catheter, I said, "sounds good to me." I said that was a joke, as a "foley" is (or was) also a sound recording device used in motion pictures.