Posted by Rob on 31/5/2011, 5:12 pm

I am currently starting to use catheters. This is going well and I've had three practice runs with two different types of catheter. I'm being mega cautious about hygiene. It still seems to sting a little, but I am hoping that this will be useful in a) an emergency b) when flying c) as a means of reducing anxiety in other situations, so I know there's always a way out. I'm also having CBT. My counsellor is being very helpful in challenging some of my irrational thinking and asking me to think about the consequences of, for example, not being able to pee when out with friends. My fear is of terrible embarrassment, pain, awkward announcements, all of which I have experienced. However she did ask me a question today which I could not answer. This is a biological question. I have a wholly irrational fear of my bladder splitting if I am unable to go for a very long period of time. I suspect that this is probably not what does happen. However, I don't know the answer to the question. If I really cannot pee, what are the consequences?

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