@psblin99
I spent the night in the hospital with a catheter and and IV that was used to flush my bladder. It was carefully monitored every couple of hours. As the night and next day went on there was less and less blood in my urine. The nurses got me up to walk around. I was offered pain meds and really did not experience too much discomfort. The catheter was a bit irritating but not painful.

The next afternoon when my urine was a light pink, I was released from the hospital with a catheter. One catheter bag was designed to be worn on my leg under my clothing so that I could be up and about. At night I switched to a larger catheter bag that would get me through the night without having to empty it until morning. A nurse taught me how to switch between the two.

Four days after the procedure I returned to the hospital to have the catheter removed. I was then tested to see if I could pee on my own. I could easily pee and was sent home with instructions to return in several weeks for a followup exam.


Some advice for post procedure recovery: take the prescribed meds, especially the anti bladder spasm pills (I tried to do without and regretted it). Drink lots of water (but not sparkling or carbonated as it may irritate the bladder). Do some walking to keep your body moving, but not too much. I over did the exercising and I think that may have set my recovery back. Take it easy for the first three weeks after the procedure. It took 3 to 4 months for me to fully realize the benefits of the procedure. I am now really happy with the outcome.