Longest you have had a Foley in place for?

The maximum I have a foley in for was 72 hours. The biofilm after 5 days is sufficient to increase the incidence of catheter related infections by more than 30 percent, so I try not to leave it in for longer than that. Thirty days is the maximum I would leave the same catheter in.

My urologist says to change your catheter every 30 days. I have worn a catheter for over 90 days. Every 30 days I change the catheter. When I get my botox injections, I don't have to wear a catheter after that. The first set of botox injections lasted about 2 months. The last set were a bit more successful. I got 3 months before I had to insert a catheter. I wore one for about60 days before the upcoming set of injections.

So now I had to change the catheter in the Dr.s office today. Seems my catheter was a tad “dirty” and so they wanted a new catheter and got their sample to make sure that I don't need some drugs. I will know on Friday.

Was an interesting to insert a catheter with a nurse watching. I did it the way I always do, she lubed the catheter, I thought she would insert it, she told me to insert the catheter, she plugged the catheter, when I got it in, she then put the water in the balloon. Then she pulled the plug, hooked up the bag, let some urine flow, then stopped it, put the plug in and let the urine build up to get a sample. She pulled the plug, got the sample and then hooked up the bag and I got dressed. At one point she put a drape over me, I said, I didn't care if she saw me or not. Was not a but exciting at all. She was very good.. I when I insert a catheter, I do pretty much the same thing that she did.

So Friday next week I will get more Botox injections and in a week after them, I can pull the catheter out and go back to normal when I need to pee.

I do enjoy the feel of a catheter in me, I do like the ease of being able to pee normally, but a catheter lets me sleep through the night. That is really great. I will take pictures of the event. Maybe even a video. Can't show faces.

Mistress Donna tends to change my catheter on the 1st of the month.

The longest period of time I have had a Foley catheter in place was for seven days following a prostate-reduction surgery (TURP).

I went in to the surgeon's office and a nurse deflated the balloon and removed the catheter.

I went home and within six hours, my temperature was over 104 degrees F (40 degrees C). My wife called the surgeon who had me admitted to the hospital. I was in the hospital for three days with sepsis and nearly died. My wife was freaking out because her mom and her aunt both died of sepsis after they got bladder infections.

My longest time was about 36 hours, a Cannonball Trophy Dash, New York to the Queen Mary parking lot in Long Beach, CA. Drinking lots of coffee to remain alert equaled needing to urinate quite frequently, which wasn't possible, as the only stops were for fuel, about every six to seven hours. Being cathed sidestepped that problem.