Posted by Roy on 25/1/2011, 10:57 pm, in reply to "self catheterisation"

Hi Chris,I use catheters and,as Mark said the pain is very ,very,minimal.The catheter slides in and you feel as the tip arrives at the sphincter a slight obstruction.Relax and push slightly harder and it progresses into the bladder.After emptying start to withdraw slowly,its at the start of withdrawal that I feel that slight twinge,but I far,far prefer that to the discomfort and sweating of a full bladder. I have described this because I do not want any potential catheter users to be put off trying by Chris's unfortunate experience.Perhaps Chris you should give it another try.

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