Well, if I could be detailed when they took out the catheter, it did not hurt. I thought it would, but it slipped right out and I didn’t even know he did it. When I went on my own, the stinging was the strongest it ever was the first time. I stopped bleeding into the bag within eight hours. I had occasional blood spots after and the pain remained more of a burning and a sting at the tip. Due to your age, I’m 20 years younger. I think maybe does play a big role in recovery. Thankfully, my kidneys and bladder although we’re under attack for five years before I got this. To date has no damage, but that’s not to say in the future. It will be the same because I got a lot of infections for a very long time. My urethra was 100% blocked. Nothing was coming out. It was then immediate action had to be taken.