Posted by Mark L on 12/6/2009, 8:20 pm, in reply to "Re: The Stag Night - Catheter Needed!"

I went in to the hospital today to have my appointment. I was taken through to a ward and was given a leaflet to look through. She then showed me a few different catheters and explained more about them. We then went for my 'trial'. Now I am the least squirmish person you will ever meet, but I must admit that what was about to happen was making me nervous! Anyway, as I was inserting it I got a nasty stinging sensation which got worse the further it went in. Not very pleasant atall. Once it was in the pain stopped. It went in easily though and sure enough I was peeing. It felt weird peeing with the lady standing right next to me! When pulling it out, theres was only a bit of a stinging sensation and that was it. Afterwards I was fine. The next time I urinated naturally, there was just slight sting. I was given some to take away with me so I can practice and keep. Some dont fold but the others fold right up and can go in your pocket. All in all, a very quick and simple process. If only my GP aggreed to this 4 years ago! UKPT workshops have given me my life back and have given me the knowledge to beat this thing. However, in the meantime I now have the ability to drink what I want, when I want, go on trips anywhere without a care in the world! This will be a big boost to my recovery I reckon. To anyone who is worried about a trip somewhere etc, then I strongly recommend catheters. OK it does sting a bit but iv been told that the first time is the worst. Just to clarify... Although a cath can get you out of any tricky situation, they should never substiture UKPT workshops. They are just there for you if you need some extra help Thanks for reading, will keep this topic updated if I ever need to use a cath out and about. Mark

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