I had the latest catheter removed yesterday with a planned scheduled self-cath set for every four hours. Amazingly, this time everything acted like it should. I peed within an hour or so of removal without pain. After 24 hrs of relatively normal action and caths after peeing showed < 25 ml left in the bladder, they adjusted the plan. I’ll keep logging input/output and cath twice a day to verify the bladder is continuing to empty. The right kidney pain has subsided.

Finally feeling like the light at the end of the tunnel may not be a train!

Thanks for asking.