Re: you're going to put that catheter WHERE?

June 30, 2004

Bloody hell...I've accepted the possibility of sleeping with a yellow

wedge of doom. I've only now come to terms with the idea of a

catheter and now someone mentions that catheters involve

balloons??!?!?!?

Next you'll be telling me they use power tools and hammers during the

operation!

Better call my counsellor again...

Tony (RBHR coming up on 26 July)

s.

> Hey hippy kids...

>

> Boys and girls (do girls get catheterized after surgery, too?): My

> first (and so far only) experience with a catheter of this type was

> after surgery to remove kidney stones a few years back. They had

to

> go in the old-fashioned way. I was out cold when they put the

> catheter in; wide awake when they took it out. As I recall, it

> wasn't much to think about while it was in. Let's just say the

> female nurse/drill sergeant who took it out had the forearms of a

> stevedore, and the same subtle, gentle, tender touch. I had the

> surgery on a Sunday morning; she removed the catheter late Monday

> morning (it probably should have stayed a bit longer). But the end

> of the tale is that...while it was unpleasant, the removal was not

as

> bad as thinking about it.

>

> Which is, in many ways, quite the reverse of what's been going on

> with the hip.

>

> Hobble on Hippies..

> Alan

June 30, 2004

Hey anaesthesia is a blessing! The catheter goes in without us knowing, the

power tools are used without us knowing and we wake up not even having to move

to have a wee!

Kay

Hey hippy kids...

Boys and girls (do girls get catheterized after surgery, too?): My

first (and so far only) experience with a catheter of this type was

after surgery to remove kidney stones a few years back. They had to

go in the old-fashioned way. I was out cold when they put the

catheter in; wide awake when they took it out. As I recall, it

wasn't much to think about while it was in. Let's just say the

female nurse/drill sergeant who took it out had the forearms of a

stevedore, and the same subtle, gentle, tender touch. I had the

surgery on a Sunday morning; she removed the catheter late Monday

morning (it probably should have stayed a bit longer). But the end

of the tale is that...while it was unpleasant, the removal was not as

bad as thinking about it.

Which is, in many ways, quite the reverse of what's been going on

with the hip.

Hobble on Hippies..

Alan

June 30, 2004

Hi Tony,

I actually asked my OS if he was going to use a jigsaw to get my fused hip

apart............ He looked appalled and said " No.............this one is an

old fashioned hammer and chisel job........... "

But I did surface during the op and I swear I heard a power tool happening

amidst the hammering.............smile.

There are some here who actually stay awake and watch the whole

event............. now how much counselling would you reckon you would need

for that...............smile.

Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02

> Bloody hell...I've accepted the possibility of sleeping with a yellow

> wedge of doom. I've only now come to terms with the idea of a

> catheter and now someone mentions that catheters involve

> balloons??!?!?!?

>

> Next you'll be telling me they use power tools and hammers during the

> operation!

>

> Better call my counsellor again...

>

> Tony (RBHR coming up on 26 July)

June 30, 2004

At 11:17 PM 6/30/2004 +0000, you wrote:

>Bloody hell...I've accepted the possibility of sleeping with a yellow

>wedge of doom. I've only now come to terms with the idea of a

>catheter and now someone mentions that catheters involve

>balloons??!?!?!?

>

>Yup! They insert the catheter, then inject something (not sure if it is

>air or water) into the balloon portion of said catheter so it will not be

>pulled out easily. You'll never feel it unless you decide to do like many

>old ladies with a degree of dementia and pull it out yourself, inflated

>balloon and all. Now THAT sounds like an ouch! There was a lady in the

>room across the hall from me that was always pulling on her catheter

>tubing. I finally asked the nurse to bring her a separate length of

>tubing to play with, and if they had different color tubing, that would be

>even better, so I could tell which she was pulling on. She was perfectly

>happy with her new tubing, and finally left her catheter alone. BTW, they

>deflate the balloon before removing the catheter (which vaguely gives you

>the sensation of needing to pee right then, but is not a big deal).

Cindy

C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01

June 30, 2004