I am having surgery next week and was wondering if it is normal procedure to be catheterized during surgery?

Yep, it was great just after the surgery but by the afternoon I was ready to walk around and wanted it OUT!!!! Yuck...it's a love/hate thing. Very handy but gross. ewwww.

Calico,

I can't tell from your profile or previous posts whether you are male or female.

The_Best_Me may think that having a catheter after surgery was "great" but as for me (and ALL other guys I know), the mere thought of having a tube jammed into your "wee wee" is enough to bring us to our knees. You can read my catheter episode (among others) at this link:

http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=8033&page=1&pp=15

Immediately after surgery, a nurse was waiting impatiently for me to urinate and had a catheter all rigged up waiting to go if I couldn't. She gave me a 3-minute head start and she followed me into the bathroom to make sure I wasn't faking it because I firmly believe she wanted to impale me with the f---ing thing.

Expect to get poked if you can't pee!!!!

Bring a recording of Niagara Falls or something if it will help.

Good Luck!

I was concerned about the same thing, cause I had one with my son and man oh man....I HATED it only because it would have tied me down~basically. I did not have one after surgery or prior to surgery....THANKFULLY phew~

Didn't have one unless it went in and came out during surgery.

Had it...put it in after I was alseep and came out before I started walking and before the paid meds really wore off. So for a female it was no biggie at all.

Nope, no catheter. My doc said that since it is such a short surgery that it wasn't necessary. However, as I was on my "final approach" and walking into surgery, they made me stop and use the restroom just minutes before entering the surgery room. Just as a precaution.

I'm SO VERY glad I didn't have a catheter.

I'm surpised individuals have a catheter. I didn't. I might have had one during surgery - I don't know, but it wasn't there when I was back in my room. The rationale behind this is to get you up and out of bed (it's great motivation for those who are less inclined).

I had one. They put it in after i was out. They pulled it out 6 hours after i was out of surgery. They had it in so much because they had so much fluids going in me i couldnt keep up with the bathroom...lol..when they finally took it our i was peein for like 3 straight minutes....lol...crazy

yeah I had one but took it out myself after surgery cause she didnt appear to be in any big hurry to do so so I took it upon myself to remove it.

I didn't have one unless it was in and out while I was asleep. They had me up and doing my barium swallow IMMEDIATELY after I woke up and by 1 o'clock (after having surgery at 8:30am) I felt more comfty standing up than laying down!

I had my surgery yesterday and did not have a catheter

I didn't have one. I was in at 7:30 am and home by noon.

Carrie

7/25/05

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I had one! It sucked!

I had one - It went in while I was under and came out the next day. The reason that I was give was that it was one less thing to worry about. I was on IV fluids until the barium swallow on day 2 so I would have been going quite frequently. I have my surgery at about 2 pm and was in my room by 4 pm, got up to walk at 6 pm and was told to rest for the remainder of the night (had compression booties - awesome). I was glad I had it although it was uncomfortable - getting in and out of bed day 1-2 was more uncomfortable that the catheter. Taking it out was not to bad - the nurse uses a syringe to empty the Fluid in the balloon that keeps it in your bladder and then gently pulls it out - just a little pressure no pain.

Ask your doc what his procedure is - I had no choice in the matter.

Good luck,

I did not have one. I was told that if I went before the proceedure I wouldn't need one, if not I would have to have one. Every doctor is different, I think it is a 50/50 thing. ~Mandy