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removing your own catheter...any experience with this...?

yankeefan
yankeefan CSN Member Posts: 69
in Prostate Cancer #1

my surgeon says i'm goingto remove my own catheter after 10 days....never done that before...any comments on how that works...??

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  • Trew
    Trew CSN Member Posts: 932 Member
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    Really?????!! wow.  Never heard of that before.

     

    Get a nurse to do it for you.

     

     

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  • jwoodie
    jwoodie CSN Member Posts: 21
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    Trew said:

    Really?????!! wow.  Never heard of that before.

     

    Get a nurse to do it for you.

     

     

    It's easy:  Just cut the "y" to let the baloon deflate, then pull it out.  The only problem is that if you still can't pee after 4 hours you may have to go to the ER for another catheter. 

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  • ralph.townsend1
    ralph.townsend1 CSN Member Posts: 359 Member
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    jwoodie said:

    It's easy:  Just cut the "y" to let the baloon deflate, then pull it out.  The only problem is that if you still can't pee after 4 hours you may have to go to the ER for another catheter. 

    Dido

     

    It will feel good to get it out. Don't forget your pads!!!!!!!!!

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  • yankeefan
    yankeefan CSN Member Posts: 69
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    jwoodie said:

    It's easy:  Just cut the "y" to let the baloon deflate, then pull it out.  The only problem is that if you still can't pee after 4 hours you may have to go to the ER for another catheter. 

    thanks..i hope it's that easy....i fear the catheter will be the worse part of this whole deal...at least as far as the immediate surgery is concerned.

     

    re the not being able to pee....i assume that issue could arise regardless of who removed the catheter.....

     

     

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  • ralph.townsend1
    ralph.townsend1 CSN Member Posts: 359 Member
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    yankeefan said:

    thanks..i hope it's that easy....i fear the catheter will be the worse part of this whole deal...at least as far as the immediate surgery is concerned.

     

    re the not being able to pee....i assume that issue could arise regardless of who removed the catheter.....

     

     

    Nope

    Nope!!!!! the removal is not the worse!!!!

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  • yankeefan
    yankeefan CSN Member Posts: 69
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    ralph.townsend1 said:

    Nope

    Nope!!!!! the removal is not the worse!!!!

    catheter removal

    i didn't mean the removal...that will be one big relief...what i meant was the 10 days with it in before the removal.....

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  • ralph.townsend1
    ralph.townsend1 CSN Member Posts: 359 Member
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    yankeefan said:

    catheter removal

    i didn't mean the removal...that will be one big relief...what i meant was the 10 days with it in before the removal.....

    Bag

    Drain the Bag out, that is the worst.

    God Bless!!

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  • nowrest
    nowrest CSN Member Posts: 48 Member
    #9
    foley

    I have a foley catheter which I change every week.  Removing it is easy, just cut the why to deflate the baloon and pull out.  Clean the area first.

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