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Did you have a catheter ?

My surgery is coming up and I'm just wondering ..

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      I have had several over the years for various surgeries/procedures and none of them have ever hurt. Good luck!

    • No game
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      Well I could say don't worry... That will be the least of your pain! But I'm feeling nice today!! Hehe.. I had one.. but the thing is they put it in after I was out and they removed it before I woke

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      My word your young!! Well then you get the extra extra nice me! It will be fine if you doctors use one its going to be a very minor and quickly removed thing. Actually I didn't even know I had one u

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    I had one once and it hurt coming out, sorry. Every since, I have dreaded the possibility of having one. Mind you I had a UTI, but that is a complication of inserting a foreign object up there. I'm not trying to scare anyone. I am just sharing my experience.

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    I just found out that they put one in BEFORE surgery and take it out one - two days later ..

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    Okay thanks well I'm only 15 so that's another reason I wondered

    Youre 15 years old? When are you planing surgery?

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    I was so juiced up on morphine I didn't care what they put in me. Plus getting up to pee is way more painful the first day or two. I was glad to have it.

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    Youre 15 years old? When are you planing surgery?

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    May 13th

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    I did not have one either. I did have one for my c-section 3 years ago. It didn't hurt even when they took it out. It was uncomfortable but was not painful. Not sure what the big deal is with the catheters.

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    I never would have known it was there. It was put in and taken out while I was under- no residual discomfort at all. I know it was there because they told me it would be.

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    My surgery is coming up and I'm just wondering ..

    Natedinsmoor2, I had a catherer but they inserted it while I was in surgery so I didn't feel it. Don't worry it wasn't bad at all. I got it removed when I was being discharged and it didn't hurt.

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    They prepped my catheter when I was already under so didn't feel a thing. It's a little awkward afterwards when it comes out but it's painless.

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    Thank you everyone

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    I had one and thank god i did bc i could jot imagine getting up to pee in while recovering. It allowed me to rest and it didnt hurt at all!! Don't stress.

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    I did! Woke up with it and thought "ahh crap!" But honestly it was nice not having to get up and go to the bathroom all the time those first 2 days, with all the fluid they pumped in me if be getting up every 5 minutes! It wasn't at all uncomfortable, even when the nurse took it out, I didn't feel anything!

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