So, I have NEVER had surgery and when I was going through my paperwork that my surgeon's office gave me yesterday, I came upon reading about the urinary catheter that they are going to use for me. Is this something they insert when I'm still out???

I'm getting major surgery in THREE days and this is one of the things I have on my mind lol

Thanks in advance

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.

I went to bathroom as soon as I woke up from recovery.

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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

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.