Question about Drains & Foley's

[TheRevisionedVagabond 53]

I'm apparently getting one of each in & from my experience working in a hospital, my patients never like either & appear to be in so much pain when we take them out.

Can someone tell me what the pain is like? All I'm finding online is that the drain just feels weird. Doesn't really hurt. But Catheters/Foleys, I'm not really finding anything.

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[Thick2Thin2016 63]

I didn't find that a Foley hurt.maybe just pressure.the drain didn't hurt until they took it out.that sob felt like it was four foot long and that was uncomfortable maybe 8/10 pain for 30 sec.but it was great cause I could finally breath easy

[Stephanielp 120]

Only 2 times I had a Foley you still try to hold your pee at first but eventually your body just make you release it...once you realize that you won't pee on yourself it's ok....when it comes out ...my best description is its like a little suction thing coming out it didn't hurt though

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It did feel super long coming out

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[Christina.Rose 287]

Ask them to use a topical lidocaine gel if you aregoing to be awake for inserting it

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[Montana Gal 448]

I asked my surgeon to not use a foley cath, he said no problem as long as I get out of bed to use the bathroom as soon as possible after surgery...I did without any trouble. The JP drain hurt for about 30 seconds while the nurse pulled it out, no pain afterwards.

[Kaylamh 144]

I had a foley and I didn't even feel it really. They put it in when I was asleep, and took it out the morning after surgery when I was still groggy. It made me feel like I had to feel but it didn't hurt. It didn't hurt coming out either.

[ddkVSG 32]

I had my drain removed today. Such a relief! It was pinch ( when he snipped the stitch), weird while he pulled it out, then pinch as it came out. Took 5 seconds maybe. The relief that's it's out however is the best!

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[pvechiola 195]

I'm apparently getting one of each in & from my experience working in a hospital, my patients never like either & appear to be in so much pain when we take them out.

Can someone tell me what the pain is like? All I'm finding online is that the drain just feels weird. Doesn't really hurt. But Catheters/Foleys, I'm not really finding anything.

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I've had a few surgeries and I've experienced both but I kinda think the pain is more of a mindset, the Foley gets irritating and causes some discomfort , I also experienced the Foley wasn't working . I told the nurse I didn't think it was working because it felt like I had to pee. She wouldn't even consider that it might be clogged or kinked or in a bad position, when they took it out I definitely felt better after using a bed pan. I had a drain put in on my right side when they took out my gallbladder it just feels weird but I never had problems with it . I do think it's hard to move around when you have a drainage put in but didn't hurt going in or out.

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[thejiffer 43]

I didn't have a catheter, but the drain coming out was bizarre. There was a pinch when she cut the stitch holding it in, and then while she was pulling (and pulling...and pulling...) it felt like the end of the drain was attached to one of my organs and that it was trying to come out through that itty bitty hole too! It wasn't as painful as it sounds, just a really, really weird feeling. The only real pain came because removing the drain seemed to dislodge a gas bubble from the surgery - went straight to my shoulder but I couldn't do anything about it right away because she still had to put a dressing on the drain wound before I could move around.