Hello @jimelee108
My husband had lots of postop issues with his neobladder but things have settled down now. He needs to catheterize 3-4 times daily as normal urination just does not empty the neobladder. He has had strictures at the urethral neobladder junction so they need him to use a larger diameter catheter to keep this open. Despite this, he finds catheterization nonpainful, nothing like the cystoscopies I am sure you have experienced. He also prefers the prelubricated catheters for ease of use and gets a script from his urologist to keep a nice supply on hand. He did try different catheters as some pass more easily than others and the urology department has been great about making recommendations. The prelubed ones have won him over. Lots of hand washing before to prevent infection, sterile gloves can be used as well. While it is a big change, for him it is better than an ostomy and much better than cancer.