Turp

I forgot to mention the size of the hose hooked to the catheter bag. When I woke up from the surgery, and got to looking around, the clear hose that went into that catheter bag looked like a clear 1/2 inch fuel line! I was like :eek: ! Next thought was...."Does that go all the way to my bladder?!?! I finally worked up the nerve to ask the nurse if it went all the way there. She just laughed and said, "No, that is impossible" Thank goodness there is a splice in it...and they drop it down to 3/8! :)





Just kidding! It's a small line, and it didn't hurt at all when they pulled it out. While I had to wear mine, I came up with ways to make it easy on myself as I could. You have to keep the bag lower than your bladder at all times, so wearing a pair of shorts made that easy. I just ran the bag and hose down thru the leg of the shorts, and then stuck my leg in and pulled em on. Then I hung the hook on the top of the bag, in my pocket. I hung the bag hook on the nightstand drawer pull when I went to bed, and on the drawer pull of the little table next to my recliner when I was there. I tied a piece of parachute cord to the shower curtain rod, and tied a bowline knot in the other end at the proper height to hang the bag on while showering. Do like they say about keeping it clean, and you will be fine. Take it easy, and don't be tempted to do to much when you get to feeling better in a few days. I know I've pulled an AJ (without the math) and wrote a book....lol. I just wanted to give you some ideas before you need them. Us old guys gotta stick together! :D