male only catheter?

[Jackhamptons 3]

Hey guys kind insignificant question, but I was wondering if you have to get a catheter with this surgery?

[JMS 16]

Yes I did, it is kind of nice because once removed not only is there razor blades getting up and going while still in the hospital is tough and often.

[gmanbat 5,889]

Yes, the catheter seems to come with the operation. I have had many in my life due to urinary infections and prostate cancer. The one with the sleeve operation was relatively easy to deal with. For a guy, though, it is less than dignified having a tube driven the wrong way up your one way street. And why is there always a cute nurse doing the honors?

[Threetimesacharm 1,400]

No I didn't; I think they want you up and moving and using the rest room.

[tb21872 31]

I had to get one because my bladder took 5 days to wake up from the anesthesia! I had to go home with one. Yuck. Everything is fine now, though! JMS is preey on target with this one. Getting up and down to use the restroom was agony!

[katikati 127]

Oops. I just deleted everything I wrote because I realized I posted in the male forum. So sorry! *backs away quietly while avoiding eye contact*

[mark! 449]

Not used here.

[PdxMan 4,292]

They did not use a catheter during my surgery. I asked about it pre-op and they said they only use them for procedures over an hour and the sleeve doesn't take that long. But, each center is going to have their own guidelines.

Catheters are nothing to worry about. I, too, had a sleepy bladder after my last back surgery and the nurse let me catheterize myself to have the post-op pee. Not a big deal.

[Chris P Bacon 46]

Ha it sounds dumb but this was something that worried me as well. Luckily my surgeon told me that so many bring this concern to her that she stopped using them for men. At least that's what she told me, for all I know they coulda put one in and took it out before I woke up.

[Jackhamptons 3]

It just freaks me out unfortunately. I will ask the dr and see what they say. Hopefully no or at least tell me no and then do it. How is everyone's progress? I have been contemplating this surgery for a while... I am a big guy and the doctor told me perhaps a month pre- op diet. I think I have decided I need to do it ... Just nerve racked like everybody else out there.

[joatsaint 2,814]

Fortunately, they gave me the choice. Once I was ready for the surgery, the nurse asked me if I'd like to use the restroom or have a catheter. I chose the restroom.

[NewKristen 356]

It just freaks me out unfortunately. I will ask the dr and see what they say. Hopefully no or at least tell me no and then do it. How is everyone's progress? I have been contemplating this surgery for a while... I am a big guy and the doctor told me perhaps a month pre- op diet. I think I have decided I need to do it ... Just nerve racked like everybody else out there.

Don't let it freak you out! Usually if they need to cath you for surgery, they do it when you are asleep.

[May Kelley 54]

I had to be catheterized after because I couldn't go to the restroom on my own. I just felt violated. Lol. It wasn't that bad. The pain was waaay worse from the gas after surgery.

[BCPDX 7]

I did not need a catheter. I was seriously dreading the idea. But the Dr wants you up and walking as soon as possible. So.. If you could get up and go, you wouldn't get one. Believe me.. I made sure I could get up and go. I think the biggest deciding factor is how you handle the anesthesia or wake up from it.

[gmanbat 5,889]

Mine was put in after I was knocked out. When I woke up a few seconds later, ( that's what it seems like with anesthetic), it was there. When I was being treated for prostate cancer I had to wear a bag with a cath for a couple weeks. The catheter was a larger tube and was not pleasant. I was overjoyed when it was removed.

The removal of the catheter after the sleeving was not painful, just weird feeling.