female only The Dreaded Catheter!

[SparkleCat 521]

See convenient and life saving I knew I liked them was it as bad as you thought?

Wasn't bad at all! Though getting up to walk and moving certain ways did give me some "zings" that weren't great....so I was glad to get it out, but all in all it was worth it for the peace of mind!

[Forsythia 882]

I had a catheter. It was fascinating to watch pee go down the tube when I totally didn't feel like I had to pee at all! I had no issues walking with it. It was attached to the base of my IV pole and I just wheeled it down the hall with me. It was uncomfortable to have it removed, but it was only a minute. I was happy to be able to put on underpants though. I'm a lady, damnit.

[bikrchk 1,313]

If I had one for VSG, it was in after I was out and out before I was lucid! I had one with a previous surgery, and it's not a party, but not as bad as you're imagining either. Typically, once you're up, they'll remove it as they WANT you to pee on your own and they WANT you to walk. You could request to have it removed before they take you out of the recovery room to your room. You may not even remember you had it if they do that! Either way, they WILL pump you full of LOTS of Fluid during the surgery and having your bladder bursting before you're ready to be up to the bathroom would not be a party either!