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I had 4 C-sections and my Appendix out. Got 1 every time and I learned after the 1st baby to ask for it to stay in the first day... Lol

When I was sleeved they kept it in for 24 hours so I wouldn't have to get up to pee, best invention ever!!! Lol

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I went to the bathroom right before surgery and then a few hours after I was awake. They measured urine output with a pee holder in the toilet. I have no idea what it's called lol

No catheter for me. My doc says they don't like to use them as its a way of introducing bacteria into the urinary tract.

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Well, I had my surgery Friday and when I was in the operating room, they did tell me they'd put a catheter in me as soon as I was out. Luckily, I never even felt a thing! By saturday morning, one of the nurses took it out of me and I was able to pee just fine.

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I went to the bathroom right before surgery and then a few hours after I was awake. They measured urine output with a pee holder in the toilet. I have no idea what it's called lol

No catheter for me. My doc says they don't like to use them as its a way of introducing bacteria into the urinary tract.

It's called a "pee-hat." No joke :)

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It's called a "pee-hat." No joke :)

Yes it is!! They put one in my toilet too, and said I needed to fill it up.

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I was in the hospital two days. The catheter was in for most of the first day. the nurse (a hipster chick named Eunice with big glasses) removed it at night. It was kind of fascinating to realize I was peeing and not feeling it at all. LOL! After that I had to use a toilet like a normal person. But, I was able to clean up properly down there and put on underpants. I'm not into going commando. LOL!

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They left mine in until lab works came back showing I was stable. It was just incase they needed to go back in for any reason

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Thanks for posting! I had started to wonder about this too!!!

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I was scared the most of the urine catheter but it was not bad actually, I came out of the surgery with it and ... Probably 3 more for blood and IV. I was on them for 4 days and they pulled them out one by one and the urine catheter was the last (on 5th day) ... Didn't hurt at all.

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