I had bloody urine about a month ago. Went to local ER. 7 hours later they decided to stick a catheter in me. I overheard the nurse and EMT talking about how they could not locate any lidocaine lubricant, it was hard to get. Something was rubbed on the end of my meatus (see how I've learned to talk medical lingo). I know how much it hurt when they put it in. I was sent home along with 2 bags. The next 6 days I like to call "my week in hell". The pain was terrible. I finally went to my PCP to get it removed. What a relief. I think some kind of damage was done. After a month, I am just beginning to get my normal urinary schedule back.