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Over the years there have questions about how to remove a catheter.
First let me say, make sure you keep the bag lower than your body so you bladder drains. A full bladder is hard on kidneys and raises blood pressure. This thing will only let me post 3 picture then locks up so this will be in multiple posts.

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Thanks for the informative, realistic and reassuring post, Alibaba.

I might suggest sitting in the (empty) bathtub or shower, perhaps on a chair or stool if spillage or leakage is a concern.

I have bought catheters on eBay for very little money.
Just to prepare for if I ever needed one.
Doctors like to pretend it is a big deal.
They come with instructions and anyone with a high school diploma or less could do it.
I have used it just to see if it as as easy as described.
No problems at all.
The myth of catheter use being a problem is just that, a myth.

oldgoat wrote:The myth of catheter use being a problem is just that, a myth.

Agreed. Some read they are going to a hotel with a catheter and scared about dealing with it so I thought I would post this to help. It is a simple procedure. Cheers.

Not sure why but all I had after surgery ,there was a hole in my side and a small drain bag ,Which the doc assistant remove the next day in the office after surgery no catheter .IN less the removed it before I woke up.

Im 6 days out and recovering well now. I was in Greenslopes hospital here in Brisbane overnight. When the nurse removed the catheter it really hurt me and the end of the tube had a sharp lump on it, this made my urethra extremely sore . I was not allowed to leave the hospital untill i had emptied my bladder 3 times with an ultrasound scan inbetween. It took me all day to achieve this, meanwhile as the Nurses were handing over to the afternoon shift i overheard them report that i had complained of a sore bladder and was having trouble peeing. I set them strait of course. It was then i realized i was not in a safe situation staying with these incompetent people so as soon as i managed my last pee i left in a hurry. I read my discharge papers when i got home and they were for someone else. I was not allowed any pain meds to take home so the first 24 hours were hell as i had drunk so much water during the day trying to get my bladder empty 3 times.Cheers Ian. 61yo 3 year post radical proststectomy. Semi erect,not enough for intercourse.