Have YOU been catheterized ?

Dianne: I hope all went well, the treatment was effective and you enjoyed the experience.

Thanks, Sean. Honestly, I have the best nurse practitioner in the world. She came in to talk before the exam and spent time answering all my questions and explaining that yes, it does feel like everything is happening at once - a fibromyalgia flare, an interstitial cystitis flare, migraines, because it's an inflammatory process. So we have to treat the inflammation.

I laid back in the stirrups and realized I left my bottle of water in my bag. She saw me try to reach for it and asked what I was wanting to get and I told her my water. She was already gloved up but she said she'd get it for me the second we were done. She did a brief gyno exam then I felt something really warm going on but she said nothing was happening. Maybe the lamp was sitting a little close. I swear the gyno lamps are just like the heat lamps at McDonald's that keep your chicken McNuggets warm. Then she drizzled cool jelly on me like some magical fairy and slid the catheter in. She let it drain into her tray and there was a lot more than I expected as when I tried to give a sample, it took me forever to pee and I thought there was nothing left in there. I was wrong.

So she put the cath in and I know she thinks she's the best but honestly, my lover did it better. Then again, I don't know what size cath she was using. I should ask next time. I didn't even feel the bladder instillation cocktail when she put it in. I was just lying there in the stirrups. Then she covered me with the paper blanket, stretched out the end of the table, told me to lie there for fifteen minutes or so and just relax and that I could take my legs out of the stirrups. She adjusted the head of the table, fluffed my pillow and put it under my head. She handed me my bottle of cold water and asked me if I wanted her to turn the lights off so I could rest better. Then said, "Or what I could do is turn on this lamp and face it towards the wall so you have nice, soft lighting while you relax. Now you just lie there as long as you like and you can get dressed and leave when you're ready to go."

Then when I exited the exam room door, everyone gave me hugs, including Melinda, and asked about my mom since they have been praying for her. They have her name in a heart on their prayer board. They're all so sweet.

Great! Glad to hear it turned out so well. Thanks for the description - it was exciting!

Hope your mom is feeling better. Surgery takes a lot more out of you than you figure on.

All best - Sean

Egirlky, happy to hear it turned out well for you. My best for your mother.

I was catheterized Friday afternoon and given a bladder instillation cocktail by my urologist. I don't know what it is the the NPs but they honestly don't insert a catheter better than my lover. When he does it, there is no pain or discomfort. When either one of them do it, there is discomfort for several minutes during the procedure. I asked her what size she was using this time and she said an 8fr. Maybe it's just a thing with me but anything thin (such as when a lover only uses one finger to penetrate me) feels like I'm being poked instead of whatever feeling I'm supposed to have. I went to the ER several months back and the nurse poked my bladder several times with a catheter. They need to slow down, take their time and slide it in slowly and gently. Everything else is just sloppy.

I was catheterized twice following spinal surgery. The first time, they used a 24-fr which was too large for me and it burned like hell all the way in and would drag on the urethra each time that they got me up to walk: unfortunately, I was completely conscious when they placed it in my urethra and the nurse went much too rapidly for me. The second time, I was in ICU for 22-days and I was never so glad to be able to pee following its removal.

I also was straight- cathed when I couldn't urinate following a tendon repair. The nurse catheterized me while I was wide awake and it was probably my imagination, but she'd push the tubing in then pull it out several times, making me semi-erect. If she winked at me or stuck a finger in my rear to massge my prostate, I was going to ask her out for coffee.

(When the secong tendon repair was done, she was the nurse hat started my IV. I asked her if she would do a prostate massage if she had to cath me again, and she smiled, saying you don't know what you'll get until you ask. I was too embarrassed by my own boldness, but then again, the anesthesiologist gave me something massive IV for apprehension after the IV was first started. A catheter was placed while I was under anesthesia).

I have never had a catheter. I've seen it done in various medical videos, and am not sure if it really is something I would want to experience. It looks very painful and intense, but at the same time, I have a nagging curiosity about having one inserted.

During several play sessions with a male nurse friend he inserted a cath. Since it was play time he went very slowly especially when passing the prostate. This was one of the reusable red rubber caths. The only problem was a little burning after removal which I assume was from the openings on the inserted end. (Or maybe I was just being a pussy)

Pee just flows out the open end then drips and dribbles...

He showed me how to correctly cath him which I succeeded doing several times.

Skybear

Yes twice, both were play sessions, but very enjoyable.

When I got hit by a school bus on July 25, I woke up in the hospital after my first of several surgeries with a catheter in. Now, I have used them in play before..that was the first time in a medical setting and by far the worst. The stupid nurse who came in to "clean" it was very rough and even squeezed my testicles so I yelled at her "get the **** out of my room and never touch me again!" a few days later, they took it out and never put another in for any reason. Ruined my future experiences. Now i have about 40 catheters I bought from Allegro Medical that will go to waste.

I have had a cath and sounds used on me before and it was very tender for a few days afterwards.

My first cath was following surgery, awoke to find I was cathed. This started the fetish. Second was for a C-sections, what an experience walking with catheter in place. Third was for medical play. I am hooked, love being cathed.

I have been catheterized a lot of times. The first time was when I had a TURP done. You talk about seeing stars when they took it out. The nurse said to take a deep breath and she statrted to pull it out. She made one quick pull and didn't stop till it was out. The next time was when I had back surgery and had one in when I woke up in recovery room. They took it out before going to my room. That didn't hurt at all. Was cath twice before I left the Hospital as I couldn't pee on my own at first. I didn't hurt at all. I was hooked on liking to be cath. I self cath and wear one for a day or two at a time.

BC

I've been cath'd in a clinical setting twice. The 1st time was during hemmorhoid surgery (in the days before laser technique) at St. Joe's hospital in Lexington, KY. I had scheduled the surgery for 1.30 on a Friday afternoon, and planned to have the weekend to recover. The surgeon ran late with an emergency, and I didn't go into OR until 4pm. I awoke in the outpatient recovery at about 5.30, with a cath in. About 30 mins later, a nurse comes in saying that it was time to pull the cath out. I was still a bit groggy and achy, and pulling the cath out was a non-event. They said I could be discharged in about two hours after urinating. I still had the saline line running, and time would soon come that I had to void. The nurse had left me with a bedpan urinal. Problem was that I could urinate, apparently because of the lingering effects of the local anesthetic 'down there'. My bladder was exploding, but I just couldn't pee. Rang the nurses buzzer, and asked to be re-cathed, but the surgeon hadn't left any orders for this contingency, and they couldn't recath until a doctor authorized. The nurse stopped the saline drip, but it took about 20 mins for them to find a staff doc to authorize, and another nurse came in with the cath kit. I commented that this cath looked bigger than the one taken out earlier, and the nurse told me that the OR used 14fr and that protocol on this floor was to use 16fr. Insertion wasn't pleasant, but it never felt so good to have my bladder empty. I was discharged with the cath in and given an empty luer lock syringe to deflate the foley balloon the next day.

For anyone having any type of surgery down there, make sure you know what to expect and your docs have the necessary orders written for all contingencies.

So far, only in MedFet play.

That said, I had a cystoscopy last week and will have a urodynamics study next week.

The first time i was catheterized i had had a hip replaced and a nurse came in with this tube and a bottle and some swabs and started to clean my penis never saying a word.After cleaning she started inserting this tube , hitched it up to a bag under my bed and left.For the next hour it hurt but then it died away.i was laying there when some friends came in and I started peeing. i got a big kick out of that.i thought this is fun. The next time I went in for some minor surgery and was told i had to stay on my back for 8 hours. i rang for the nurse and told her i had to pee but couldn't pee in one of those hospital urnals . She was upset that she had to catheterize me and came back with a larger tube than before and it was very rough on the edge and scraped the hell out of me . After an hour i couldn't stand it any longer and had her come and pull it out which made her even less happy.i was sore for a week.

i had always thought after the first experience that i'd like to catheterize my self and have it go into a bag that i could walk around with it in public. i did catheterize my self once but never got to the bag part as i couldn't fine some one to enjoy it with.

Hello everyone ,the other day I had go to get a couple of test done they were a cystoscope and and a urodynamics ...I didn't know what to expect ...so they called my name I walked done the hall with the n/p ..she was cute we walked into the exam room there was a chair with stirrups ...the n/p I asked me if I was shy ? She said if I was to leave at the door ...then she said get undress from the waist down ..she didn't give me a gown just gave me a peace of paper to cover myself ...I said I didn't need ...then the n/p told me to get in the chair and to put my legs in the stirrups ...it was a dream come true of mine. !!! She they asked me that she is going to use a cathter on me to drain all the Urine out of me ... After all the urine was out she then told me sane had to put another one in for the test ..then one in my bottom to ..when she was done ...I was sitting there with. My legs in the air ...the doctor came in she is also a female and told me what's going to happen she filled my badder up and told me to tell her when I feel full this went on for a couple of times evrything looks good ...so the n/p cleaned me up she said I was done ...but then the doctor walk in and said that I was gonna have the scope to..so I has to get undress again and back in the strip ups I was loving this day the doctor put something to num it then she inserted the scope it was a little bit bigger the the cathter but it was a good sensation while she was putting it in and looki g around ..I had my eyes closes al enjoying it ..she asked me if I was ok ?? I told her doing good I didn't want to say that I was enjoying it ..she then pulled it out and all is well in there ...I we t home the exam was great the feeling was good ..but when you pee for the first time it burned like heck ..after a couple of times I was fine ...have a good day everyone ..

Last week I had my appendix removed. (Semi emergency it hadn't ruptured yet) as I was about to go in for surgery, the nurse had the catheter ready, but said "this is actually a pretty short surgery, do you think you can walk to go pee and we might not have to do this?"

"Sure!"

So I grabbed the saline bag and got up with a groan and waddled over giving everyone a show because I wasn't used to the hospital gown. Peed, came back, and the wheeled the bed over to talk to the anesthesiologist.

However, come to find out they put a catheter in my anyway after i was out. It felt a little weird peeing for a few days.

If they were going to do it I almost wish I'd have gotten to experience it -curious after reading so many posts on here.

I have one in now (I've posted pics) it's a new type of foley, it's like a metallic bronze colour. Had it put in around 3 am Thursday morning after injuring myself and my bladder not working. I were retaining almost a 800mls of fluid and they needed to get it out. Not sure how long it will be in for but since its been in I've developed a kidney infection and a severe UTI

Loobyloo - wishing you a speedy recovery, hope the infections soon clear.

Hope things improve soon...thinking of you.

Dr P x

Elizabeth and Dr Philip..... Thank you 😃 I am so bored and lonely. Don't like sitting around doing nothing. Especially when I'm in pain, suppose all the morphine is helping me though 😃

Hope you're feeling better soon.

Thanks guys

I have been cathed a few times for surgery. Usually put the catheter in while under anesthetic. I have done it my self a few times just to see what it is like without any lidocaine. I have had a cystoscope inserted in the dr office twice and it was not too unpleasant.

Loobyloo, the metallic bronze colored catheter is an "Infection Control" catheter. It is impregnated with silver ions which keeps bacteria from forming a bio-film in the lumen of the catheter (as they do in a "normal" catheter). It also has a hydrogel coating which when saturated with water, forms a very slippery gel-like coating on the outside of the catheter. This causes much less irritation to the urethra and bladder neck. With a UTI, the last thing you want is to have any additional irritated surfaces that could result in a new site for the bacteria to invade.

I've only seen it done....never experienced it myself.

I have been cathed a few times for surgery. Usually put the catheter in while under anesthetic. I have done it my self a few times just to see what it is like without any lidocaine. I have had a cystoscope inserted in the dr office twice and it was not too unpleasant.

If I were ever to need surgery, I'll demand that all planned non-surgical procedures be done while I'm awake and alert. I don't want to wake up with a catheter, I want to experience it.

Of course I understand unplanned events and emergencies. I just don't buy into the unnecessary anesthesia myths.

Deke....the bronze coloured one was the new silicone ones, not anything to do with infection control, I'm allergic to latex so they used that one. I have a really bad kidney infection do it defo which I got after I were catheterised and still on IM antibiotics and oral ones 😢

Loobyloo, hope you get better soon. You are right in that the bronze catheter is 100% silicone, but I am also right that it is an infection control catheter with impregnated silver ions. I use these in the hospital quite frequently. In fact, I'll bet that the brand is either Bard or Dover, most likely Dover. Not too many companies make IC catheters that are 100% silicone. Make sure your fluid intake is at approximately 2.8 liters/day, unless you have an underlying kidney problem or you are a very small person.