Acute Urinary Retention

Grafton, I don't think you have done anything wrong. retention is classed as a medical emergency and given your age , previous treatment and situation, I would have thought the ambulance was appropriate. 

With it being a three way catheter is somebody going to be flushing is it for you or it that the only thing they had ? Have you been given any flushing bottles, you probably won't need any but our DNs say they don't carry them

Just in case of further issues do you have details of the out of hours district nurse. 

If you feel confident and the hospital will train you , you ask for some self catheterization equipment.

Keep drinking plenty. 

Thanks Chris 

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Grafton, just too give you some assurance in over six years of having a catheter I have never gone into retention with a catheter in. I have had temporary blockages. Make sure the pipe doesn't get kinked or bent and keep hydrated. If the eye of the penis gets sore buy some instilagel or hydrocaine from a pharmacy, boots tend not to sell it without a prescription, most others do,it is only a couple of pounds. Snug but night underwear will help keep the catheter from moving and rubbing in the penis. 

I strap the night bag tube to my ankle at night with a spare strap, it just save pulling on the joints if you are a restless sleeper. Make sure the joints are tight, in my experience nurses don't push in properly.

Thanks Chris 

Grafton, I was told by my district nurses that once a balloon is deflated the catheter should be changed. 

I bypassed a small amount of blood and urine probably with every urethral catheter I had. With my suprapubic catheter I usually bypass a small amount and usually when passing a motion. I sometimes bypass more through the penis than the bag when I have a urine infection, with  a suprapubic catheter it is easier for urine to come out of the penis. 

I assume you now have a two way catheter, what colour is the little collar, most guys seem to be fitted with a size 16. I have never had to use a different position when passing a motion but as said bypassing when passing a motion is frequently mentioned.

I frequently used a bit of instilagel down the eye of the penis, it helped the penis move over the catheter rather than pull on the catheter.

If the catheter is slightly in the wrong position bypassing will be worse. 

Thanks Chris 

Grafton , orange is a 16, although some orange collars do look more like red. Red is an 18, and you don't want any bigger than that. The balloon when filled with 10 ml of fluid is about an inch across, from experience it would take some doing to pull it. My balloon normally deflated over time and even with only 4 ml of fluid it never came out. 

Assuming you bladder is still working, the bladder pressure will still push the urine out. 

Where is you leg bag  thigh ,Knee or calf and how long is the leg bag tube. Hospitals tend to give you what they have not what is best.

Thanks Chris