Hello! I was the same before surgery. There really wasn’t anything to worry about as it wasn’t a lot different than having my tonsils out tbh apart for the catheter for two weeks which quickly got used to. It’s does irritate. Get the nurse to mouse a leg clip on each thigh. I moved the pipe and bag to other side every 24hrs and kept irritation to end of penis to a minimum as didn’t need to apply ointment which can introduce infections.
Some cramping in my shoulders day 2/3 from the co2 that gets displaced from inflating the abdominal cavity for surgery but I just laughed it off while giving the nurses banter with another guy from here that had surgery at the same time/venue ðĪŠðĩðŦð
aside from that I found full length zip sports trousers really useful to access the catheter bag. A bucket is super useful to stand the night bag/stand in overnight. I got sanitising wipes etc and at home got some waterproof bed covers and slept on my back for a bit until I got used to things.
try not to worry too much as once you are out of theatre you will wonder why you did :-)
if you aren’t in a private room take some noise cancelling headphones etc and if possible a media as I didn’t sleep first night with nurses checking on me every hour for first 24hrs. Netflix is your friend :-)
of and snug (Asda hipster pants) pants are super useful to keep everything in place along with pads etc the snug pants keeps the pipe and your bits from moving around too much.
constipation can be an issue….if they don’t provide it get some lactulose from the pharmacy and follow instructions or clinical advice as don’t take too much. I found a post op diet high in fibre (seeds/nuts/veg/soups) and fresh veg and fruit etc super useful to be me back to normal. Don’t eat too much and avoid necking a huge steak or pizza shortly after which could slow things up. And keep well hydrated. A GI consultant mate said a table spoon of linseeds in food or water with small amount of soaked chia seeds works wonders for most.
Additionally you will almost certainly get pink urine colour in the bag at times. Nothing to be concerned about as the retaining balloon inside the bladder irritates the lining causing a small amount of bleeding. I had my urine flow stop at points and went into a mega panic. Thankfully the guys on here told me it’s just scabs that form around the balloon in the bladder and partially block the holes to the catheter. Just moving around a bit and onto my sides fixed it and keeping hydrated. Also found walking helped it along. It’s amazing how quick the bag fills up and really appreciated proper bladder function when the pipe was removed.
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