What does a catheter feel like?

I had mine put in while I was under. I was very much awake when he pulled it out. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS 6 FEET LONG AND HURT LIKE HELP. I was later told that your penis should be messaged (I'd like that) to loosen it up. HE DID NOT DO THAT, wished hewould have. So, it was not a good experience for me

As I understand it, when going in for surgery they sometimes cath you while you are under anesthesia. My question is, can one request to be awake/alert for the insertion? Would it be allowed? Would it be better to just let them do it while under the anesthesia?

When I had spinal fusion suregery the surgeon informed me they would cath me when I was out, and he treated that like it was doing me a favor, so I guess it's probably an unpopular experience. I do know that the first time I urinated post op it burned pretty bad. I don't think I could purposely go through that again.

I've had catheters put in many times and I've had a pleasant experience and a horrible experience as well. The pleasant one the nurse provided lidocaine gel and numbed my urethra then also used lubrication on the catheter itself. Didn't really feel a thing except for a slight pressure and then heard the urine pouring into the collection tray that the other nurse was holding. Then I had one where the nurse didn't use anything to numb me and barely used any lubrication as she inserted the catheter and it had me in tears!

While speaking to friend who is a Dom about catheters and the fact that I never experienced it he immediately ordered my pants down and that moment put one in me. I wasn't afraid because I had previously used sounds on myself. There was no discomfort while it was sliding in. I did get an erection though but I imagine if you do not find this erotic it will be the opposite reaction for you. When he got to the bladder he did need to push slightly and I felt a slight pinch. He had entered my bladder and the urine started to flow into the bag. I can totally understand how this can be humiliating that you have your ability to control the retention of your urine. Was actually a fun experience.

I decided to bring this up with my urologist when I was in his office. I think he was curious how serious I was about this because he immediately catheterized me in his office and we discussed the procedure, the feelings I was experiencing, his safety precautions etc. He was comfortable with my conversation with him and said "I give you my blessings to play and enjoy. If you need me I'm here."

SO...if this is something you plan to play - possibly consider discussing this with your doctor. I am a firm believer that if you aren't willing to talk about something with your doctor you shouldn't be doing it. Remember if/when you possibly hurt yourself during play you will need to explain what you are doing so open the conversation ahead of time.

I've had many caths. while in the OR and at my urologist; also MANY cystoscopies. I hate all of them. They hurt going past my prostate, going up my urethra above the prostate, due to constrictions and again as the scope is pushed through my bladder sphincter. The discomfort is so bad, I don't even think about the embarrassment factor; I just want it over with ASAP. I am sure that others feel this way about enemas and rectal injections, exams, etc. I love one and hate the other.

While speaking to friend who is a Dom about catheters and the fact that I never experienced it he immediately ordered my pants down and that moment put one in me. I wasn't afraid because I had previously used sounds on myself. There was no discomfort while it was sliding in. I did get an erection though but I imagine if you do not find this erotic it will be the opposite reaction for you. When he got to the bladder he did need to push slightly and I felt a slight pinch. He had entered my bladder and the urine started to flow into the bag. I can totally understand how this can be humiliating that you have your ability to control the retention of your urine. Was actually a fun experience.

I decided to bring this up with my urologist when I was in his office. I think he was curious how serious I was about this because he immediately catheterized me in his office and we discussed the procedure, the feelings I was experiencing, his safety precautions etc. He was comfortable with my conversation with him and said "I give you my blessings to play and enjoy. If you need me I'm here."

SO...if this is something you plan to play - possibly consider discussing this with your doctor. I am a firm believer that if you aren't willing to talk about something with your doctor you shouldn't be doing it. Remember if/when you possibly hurt yourself during play you will need to explain what you are doing so open the conversation ahead of time.

DEFINITELY DO NOT discuss this with your doctors in advance. Save the discussion for an emergency.

Once you bring it up, it becomes part of your medical record (DON'T tell me it's off the record because it isn't) and your other doctors will see the notes and the insurance companies will see the notes. The cat will be out of the bag for EVERYONE to see.

For me it is heaven!!! I was using a 18F foley, but i was getting really bad bladder spasms so this morning I decided to up it to a 20F. I have had very mild spasms that actually felt great! If it is your first time make sure that you wear a diaper. I know it sound horrid, but if you have a bladder spasm and you do not know how to control it then you may leak urine everywhere and that is not fun to clean up! Make sure you do your research and learn the proper sterile technique. After years of inserting for pleasure I now incorporate my steel chastity device and have the catheter running through it. I told my partner this morning I am going for 1 week with this particular catheter and then going to go for a week with a 22F. Little does he know that I just ordered a 24F. I would love to work up to a 30F. Just make sure you wash the catheter where it come out of your penis as a UTI is one nasty fucker! I am actually wearing a diaper right now and had some leakage while my body gets used to the new intruder.

DEFINITELY DO NOT discuss this with your doctors in advance. Save the discussion for an emergency.

Once you bring it up, it becomes part of your medical record (DON'T tell me it's off the record because it isn't) and your other doctors will see the notes and the insurance companies will see the notes. The cat will be out of the bag for EVERYONE to see.

Too late now and I'm not crying over spilled milk. I don't regret the conversation either. I know this urologist well enough to know that he did not write it in my record. I have since reviewed the .E.O.B. from the insurance company related to this specific visit which stated the reason I was there was a followup for a kidney stone I previously visited his office for. However, it isn't bad advice especially if you are concerned that you do not know your doctor well enough to have this type of open conversation.

No problem and it was painless.

It doesn't hurt ! It is just a different feeling...And done properly,there is little risk of anything from it. My patients have never had a problem but I have rules on how it is going to go..No open draining into a diaper,etc. Men masturbating with the catheter in,can really irritate their urethra..Biggest reason some have "the burn" for more than their first pee after.

I had hip replacement surgery two years ago, with a catheter in my penis. While I was asleep when it was inserted (I noticed the hot nurse who did it looking at me before i was put out...)--it was erotic when the nurses checked it afterwards, and taking it out was erotic--slightly painful but erotic when the nurse took ahold of my penis and pulled it out!!!

I enjoy a 16Fr or 18Fr Foley catheter. It feels incredible going in and especially when it enters the bladder and the urine starts to flow. I clean my hands and end of my penis and use surgical lube as my lubricant. Using the individual dose packets helps to insure it is sterile each time. Once I am done I will make sure to try and pee to flush out any impurities. I have done this a few dozen times and enjoy each one. I have carefully masterbated before with the catheter inserted and it you are not careful it definitely will cause soreness and peeing can be painful for next few times. It is an enjoyable experience and look forward to each time I do it. You might want to buy a few different sizes in order to find the one that is more comfortable to use. Too large and it will be painful afterwards but if it is too small you run more of a risk in my opinion of puncturing something so be very slow and careful if you try this. It would be best also if you used rubber gloves in order to keep it more sterile. A UTI can be a painful and potentially dangerous thing to get.

Insertion catheter when the urethra can be a bit tingling，only enters the bladder sphincter and the pee starts to outflow.

I'll agree with the majority of the posters here, I've been cathed while awake a few times, and some nurses are extremely skilled, and some, not so much. The first time was in the emergency room late at night, the result of the bladder sphincter clamping shut, after a bladder tumor had been removed-that nurse wasn't as skilled as those I had later. I gladly put up with the pain that night to be able to pee again, and that little jump start seemed to wake up the sphincter, no reoccurrence. I enjoy a slow and careful sounding on occasion, I've always insisted on precautions taken to keep everything sterile as possible, and thus far haven't had any infection.

I had it done for a urodynamic exam. The doctor chose a small catheter. With the male anatomy there is a kind of S shaped curve the cath must navigate to get to the bladder. Discomfort is minimized with an experienced doctor or nurse. I was terrified of this pending procedure and viewed some pretty scary youtube videos of male catheter insertion. It was not as bad as I expected from the videos but it was uncomfortable. After the procedure there was burning and some leakage for at least a day.

Rather than painful or uncomfortable it's rather stimulating, as the catheter tickles the erectile tissue from within the urethra. In a way you get to a point where you want it to just keep rolling in (which it doesn't). There is a point where it crosses a muscle that controls urine and that's a bit uncomfortable, and then there's an inch or two of insertion left.

For me very very little pain mostly pressure and the urge to pee when it enters the bladder sometimes but that's it.

Foley cath placed while under the anesthetic. For three days post op I tolerated that painful thing and removed it one day early. What a relief.

No personal experience, but I had to drive someone to the hospital for an emergency catheterization due to a blockage in his bladder and he said the relief from being able to pee far outweighed any discomfort from the insertion...

I had a catheter when i had an operation and i was asleep when it was inserted but awake when taken out, it felt like a strange tickling sensation on removal, i have often wondered what it would be like to have it inserted while awake.

I've had a few inserted by others, Foley caths 4 times ( they inserted the first while I was knocked out for surgery, inserted 3 over the next week while I was awake.)

I've catheterized myself countless times with standard catheters, still do it occasionally due to middle-age BPH and a drug that causes further difficulty urinating - cath myself before long trips so I won't get suddenly caught more than 5-10 minutes from the restroom.

16 fr Bard cath (donated by a urologist, generics available on Amazon), tube of Surgilube (available on Amazon) - if the catheter isn't new out of the wrapper, always wash in soap and water, then rinse with alcohol inside and out, let dry for a few. Put a squirt of Surgilube on the tip of your penis, lube the catheter for almost its full length (I'm still amazed, it goes in close to a foot before mine works); these have a round bump on the far end and that needs to be facing UP while you insert, to keep the drain hole in the proper position once it reaches the bladder. SLOWLY insert into the penis -mildly uncomfortable. Some resistance and a feeling of a pinch when it passes through the prostate, 1-2 more inches and it's in the bladder and urine starts to flow. 3 to 15 seconds for the bladder to drain, and I get a feeling like someone's closed a door when it finally is drained and done. Slowly removed the tube, wash, dry, reuse again as needed. (I've never had a problem with infections, bleeding, etc - have had UTIs and prostatitis, but that was in my 20's way before any of this was started.) Not fun, but after the first couple times no big deal; just undress first since removing the catheter frequently causes drops or minor spills from what's still in the tube once removed.

I have had numerous and greatly enjoy them. As others have said, it isn't painful. It is an odd sensation until you are accustomed to it, and always an arousing sensation for me. While the catheter is in, there isn't much feeling unless you move the catheter and you'll get a lower intensity version of insertion sensation. Again, very arousing. Removal is the most intense for me; something between the sensation of forceful urination and a powerful ejaculation. Again, it's wonderful.

Ejaculation with a catheter in place is mind blowing.

I felt the urge to urinate but nothing else. It was not painful.

I normally have a Foley catheter inserted monthly to help dilate my bladder neck, for urinary retention, it is a 24fr 30cc, they keep it in me a week, then remove and I go back too self cathing. When they insert the Foley in me, they use a Lidocaine Jet, that inserts 10cc and they hold my penis close for a few min, as the Dr. or nurse insert the 24fr, I rarely feel thing

I had one after a serious car accident. They found blood in my urine and wanted to do a scan. I was in my 20s and the nurse was cute. Wasn't feeling very randy with a broken rib and leg. I did ask her to be gentle with me as it was my first time. It was uncomfortable but compared to my other injuries not a big deal.

I recently was cath'd and I was sleeping when it whent in. I was on the phone (distracted) when he pulled it out. It hurt like he.. and felt like it was 12 feet long. Later, I found out that if you message your self to loosen up the catheter it comes out much easier.

I have not had a catheter inserted but have had two cystoscopes. The first was in the 80s and the second two months ago. The scope is about the siize of one's little finger. The scope in the 80s was very "stiff." The one a few months ago was more "pliable." As those who have had these know, the nurse gives you an antibiotic and then takes your penis and injects a numbing gel into the urethra and allows it to work. They insert the scope. It is uncomfortable until it reaches the prostate, then as they say you feel some PRESSURE. It then moves into the bladder. All of it takes no more that 5-6 minutes or so depending what they see. They keep telling you to breathe. Once finished, they pull it out. Actually, pulling it out especially over the prostate actually feels very good. With all the penis handling, one would think there would be erection in the picture, but none for me. I believe a catheter is much more flexible and smaller, so I suppose the "pass over the prostate isn't as "dramatic."

If done correctly there is some slight pressure as the catheter passes the prostate and again as it passes the bladder sphincter. Personally I'd describe this as slightly uncomfortable rather than painful but as everyone's perception of pain is different...what one person may find uncomfortable another may find it painful.

i have catheterised a number of "patients" during medical fetish sessions and have only found one who thought the procedure was too painful to continue and aborted the insertion.

Just cath d. do it because I retain urine and often drain about a litre.

just becomes part of life