Bad experiences with catheter

@DrC How I so agree with you , I know you have read some of my post's this last year . I have come to truly believe that there are more then a few nurses out there that do deliberate harm just to prove they are not perverts . Or that they enjoy doing what they are doing and cause pain {into s&m I think} . I have come to believe that I want a true pervert that does enjoy putting in a catheter in someone to put mine in . I don't care male or female , I don't care if they are gay or even flaming ,,,, cross dressing even, , want to wear rubber even . If I need another to Insurit my catheter ,,,,, I want someone that wants to hold a penis ,,, Wants to cause and knows what I'm feeling . And after it's done ,,,,,,,,,,,,, Takes pride in a job well done while basking in my wanting to say thankyou .

I know for a fact after so many catheter changes by so many different nurses That if done properly can only feel good . But when done badly can not only be painful but do damage inside as well . I have tried to count how many catheter's I have had in me this last year . Including E.R. visits I think its 18 now .In all that time I have had three nurses that did a “good” job . One male and two female . The one male nurse was like “I know how this feels but please ignore it as much as you can” . He knew I was starting to get hard ,{hell he had my penis in his hand } But was slow and careful the whole time . One female nurse tried to do every thing in her power to get me hard . I so enjoyed that . It wasn't going to happen {damn it} ,,,,,,,,, But I so enjoyed her attention .

The one male nurse was like “I know how this feels but please ignore it as much as you can” . He knew I was starting to get hard ,{hell he had my penis in his hand } But was slow and careful the whole time . One female nurse tried to do every thing in her power to get me hard . I so enjoyed that . It wasn't going to happen {damn it} ,,,,,,,,, But I so enjoyed her attention .

I read somewhere that its easier to insert a catheter on male with the penis pointed up - or with an erection. Can't speak from experience, though. Hope that when you get help doing it, you get skilled and compassionate assistance!!!

@nytwatch1, I agree with you.

I have come to truly believe that there are more then a few nurses out there that do deliberate harm just to prove they are not perverts . Or that they enjoy doing what they are doing and cause pain {into s&m I think} . I have come to believe that I want a true pervert that does enjoy putting in a catheter in someone.

I wasn't “into” catheters before . I have had them several times in the past , Motorcycle accidents , On job accidents . and such , But now doing my own and having been catheterized by some that did know their job and did it well , I have come to find that I have started to enjoy the getting to replace the “thing” . Finally this morning it doesn't hurt . I woke up with dry underwear , {it didn't leak around the catheter} . I got up to make coffee and came up short . I forgot I had a “leash” . I had the first full night's sleep without waking up in pain and going on the laptop boring all of you with my problem's at two or three o"clock in the A.M. . When it's in right It makes my life so much easier , After a year of it “not” being right , the relief is indescribable .

I almost died from sepsis because of one. I was hospitalized for four weeks.

I can tell you, I would rather die mangled in a car accident than go through that ever again.

From what I understand, Sepsis, is the cause of death of most of us that has to live with a catheter.

Here in this small outlying part of the country, one other I have met lived full time with a catheter. He didn't share the details but had been in a bad motorcycle accident about 30 years ago. He died from sepsis two months ago. The best we can do, All we can do, Is keep it clean. Make keeping it clean an obsession.

A new “kink” , A new habit , develop O.C.D. about keeping it clean. Get up in the morning, clean it first. Then get coffee.

When it gets routine and you start taking “short cuts ”, That's when you/we are at the most risk. With some people. And I am not about to say any of you or any one else, the over use of antibiotic's can cause problems.

With others it can be the lack of them. I'm not you. The proper use of them is and should be up to you're doctor. Not by some idiot like me.

When I advise others, All I'm saying is this works for “me”. Look at what I'm doing. Reread what I'm doing, then decide for you're self or modify my advice to fit you. But most of all keep it clean .

@Rigel for most comfortable insertion pointing up laying down ,there a vicious double S curve in male urethra when not laying down , that can cause a lot of discomfort as the catheter tries to do those curves .

Since no one here has talked about this, I had a balloon that would not deflate lucky it was smaller than I size normally I use, so I was to pull it out with no damage I could feel it was large it did not hurt but I knew it was coming out .I even cut the port off it only dipped a little so pulling and dripping it pulled out

I think going forward I will inflate and deflate a few times before installing using only small amount sterile water.

Anyone had this happen to you. Any suggestions on how to correct this problem. Thanks

I played few days ago with foley ... 3 days later I got sick: fever, cold during one night.

I don't know if this can be related or not

Hello all,

Sometimes when I wearing Foley Catheter if I have the plug in and I go a while my I feel the bladder getting full when I go pull the plug I pee really good and hard, but when the bladder starts getting empty I get the vibration feels like it coming from the bladder kinda hurts a little.

I have noticed this more when I have anything larger than a 20FR. Any thoughts on why this happens? I have bladder spasms from time to time this is not like that. Thanks for your input on this.

My cousin is a nurse with 50 years of experience cathing patients. She told me that it is easier to insert a catheter in a male when he is erect. So while prepping a patient, especially when shaving his groin, she would touch the penis to assist in achieving erection. She said some men were very embarrassed and many were happy. She is an attractive women and I can see how she made men erect. One problem is what to do with an erection when you want the penis to go soft. She told me that when in nursing school the solution was to "flick" the erect penis with a finger. When done quietly with no warning, the penis would usually go soft in seconds without too much pain to the patient. She told me that in recent years this method is not taught. What do readers think of being "flicked"?

Jim

I know the feeling, kinda like a pulsing rom inside, definitely not a spasm or cramp.

In my opinion and experience the 'flick' is ineffective. Probably an urban legend. I was in college when I heard about the 'flick'. My girlfriend said one of her classmates got an erection during the entrance physical and got flicked. Hmm. I asked her to try it out on me...several flicks later it only got harder. (won't discuss what followed)

S&M whipping has a genre penis whipping. Guys get whipped on erections, which don't get soft...much harder than a flick

To kill an erection all you need to do is pinch/squeeze the glans firmly on its sides. Almost immediate drop to flaccid. I've done this many times when needed at an exam. You can do for a patient indiscreetly. Just firmly squeeze the glans as you rearrange the penis.

I have had 2 friend's in the past 3 months die from Sepsis, in the hospital after knee replacements,, I think Sepsis is the most common answer from most Doctors ,but when your 70 years old or older i knda feel like every day is a bonus .be careful and you should enjoy every day of life you could get hit by a bus next week,,,I am very carefully with Foleys bless my lucky stars been i long time for me, time makes you very careful ...

For me, none. I've been catheterized a couple of times for some brief, post-surgical urinary incontinence. it wasn't pleasant but it wasn't excruciating either.

My only bad catheter experience was the time they put one in while I was under anesthesia and took it out before I woke up. Never letting them do that again; peeing burned for days. I guess they don't feel the need to be gentle when you're too drugged up to protest.

My only bad catheter experience was the time they put one in while I was under anesthesia and took it out before I woke up. Never letting them do that again; peeing burned for days. I guess they don't feel the need to be gentle when you're too drugged up to protest.

I got cathed like that for surgery. They took it out the next morning while awake. Never had a problem or burning sensation peeing afterwards.

Has anyone ever used mineral oil to insert and inflate a foley catheter balloon ?? Thanks

@jim31756 this is what Google says

As previously reported, injecting mineral oil into a Foley catheter balloon port will quickly dissolve the balloon and allow for easy catheter removal. 2 After the balloon ruptures, the catheter is removed and inspected.

Yeah I did, sometimes it may hurt when I do insert them. But it goes away quickly. Otherwise, I had a small UTI lately related to my Cath but nothing serious. Had to go to the ER to get some meds but afterwards, everything is back to normal. We just have to be EXTRA careful when inserting them, clean hands and ideally gloves, wash everything before touching, prepare all you need beforehand to maximize your safety.

When wearing for a long time, do be aware that you need to clean the tip of your penis frequently as bacteria may form around the opening of your uretra and onto the catheter which can lead to a UTI.

Keep safe and have fun.

Great googly moogley , I didn't think I was ever going to repeat my early post ,,,, I don't wear for play . I had a stroke and other problems that led to me needing to wear a large catheter { 22fr} and as I got used to it moved to larger catheter {26fr} over two years ago I was started on the smallest {to me } catheter .

It didn't help that I had some of the worst nurses changing my catheter or that I went from once a month to once every two weeks needing to change my catheter . I have had nurses that didn't inflate the balloon properly so it fell out of my bladder and was stuck in my penis , {that hurt like hell} or didn't deflate the balloon and tour my bladder sphincter apart as they removed my catheter . I didn't know pain could be that intense . Or inflating before it was in all the way . I thought that seeing bloody chunks going down my drain hose was normal !!!!! I was told to "Man up" get used to it , this is how it's going to be for the rest of my life , Then I got a nurse that knew what she was doing , Ok now I understand why people shove things in their holes ,,,,,,

If done right it does feel good , If done right no u.t.i.'s I have trained myself to change myself at 71 years of age and now in a nursing home after a gunshot wound to my head ,

They bring in nursing students here and tell them to learn from me ,

If it hurts YOU are doing it wrong . If another is doing it and it hurt's ,,,,,,, THEY are doing it wrong . If you wake up in the hospital and it hurts ? THEY DID it wrong , The most common mistake by a nurse is shoving it in ,,, They think if done fast enough you won't get a hard on . Taking it out fast is the second mistake {OWEEEEE} all because they are trying to avoid you getting an hardon . They are trained to add a little pain so YOU don't get excited .

If done right you will get hard ,,, you will want more and or larger ,,,,,,, If you get lucky ,,,,, If you get THAT nurse ,,,,,, you will need to be cleaned after .......

I tried an intermittent pvc cath and the eyelets actually cut my prostate when removing.