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@peterj116

That's true. You'll be a professional nurse in no time. He may not want to even look at the tube poking out for a few days - I sure didn't - so that's your department for a little while. I showered myself once I was up to it, but I didn't have the strength or flexibility to dry myself. And she largely took care of emptying the catheter for me cause I wasn't that stable on my feet.
So you'll be looking at that area in a whole new light. Try to keep your nurse's hat on while you empty the catheter or dry around it, so it doesn't put you off later.

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I didn’t need my wife to help with any of those things. She cooked my meals for me and drove me places I needed to go to the 3 days before I could drive. She would also pick up prescriptions for me that I needed.

For me, the catheter was no big deal. It didn’t need any care for two weeks other than changing the bag, Which I almost always did myself.

What someone needs help with can vary a lot.

Thanks! I figured I’d be handling catheter duty - can’t be easy to deal with that on your own.