35 mm Cath. to long

I have just ordered a 8mm 35cm long hollow cath. with plug..

Do you thing 35 cm ( 350mm) to long??

That's about how long they are.

The 8mm diameter might be a bit too wide if you haven't done urethral insertions before.

About the right length; were there choices? most are all the same far as I can tell. diameter is the big variable and you want to start modestly...

Picked up this morning.. went in like a dream with lots of KY Gell

Only on size

Popped it in again this morning. First boiled for 10 min. The put 5ml of KY jelly down first. All going well so far.

350 MM = 13.77949" or 13 3/4" .... Close enough to be considered the standard length that they come in.

I would like to find some Foley catheters about 20 inches long the standard ones are to short anyone know where i could get some... thanks

In most cases this standard length is sufficient. Sometimes it is not. But you must be very careful not to perforate. I know one case when the careless nurse do that. For the patient that was the end. To my husband I insert near the end, and then the urine begin to flow. You have to be very gentle and feel when the cat touched the wall. This is a dangerous game if you are not experienced.

Hello All

sitting here with my 16FR it is 16 inches long .From my penis it goes about 4 inches to side of my leg i am looking for something longer to go 1/2 way to my knee so i can attach it to my leg for sleeping .I currently us a clear extension but it kinda does a bend and closes off the flow ..A longer Cather would work better...if anyone know where i get some long ones Please post ...Thanks

Cat't you simply add an extension tube to the Foley? They make adapters to connect tubes to the Foley and again to the bag. Also, isn't the bag supposed to be lower than the bladder so the fluid can run "downhill"? Sleeping with the bag strapped to your leg could result in not draining the bladder - or possibly back flow. When my wife was catheterized they said to always make sure the bag was lower than the bladder.

Maybe one of Zity's nurses can affirm or refute me.

Indwelling catheters come in one length, you have to attach a tube extension to get length, although a normal 2000 ML night drain bed bag has more than enough hose ,matter of fact if I lay on the far side of my bed facing away from my drain bag it can stay attached to catheter without a problem ,I do Intermitent cath every 4 hours diapers in between!only do Indwelling when my prostate is being a knucklehead ,I use night drain bags on both my bed and wheelchair ,more convient being a larger size ,only have to drain it twice a day per bag .