How to deal with catheter while recovering after prostate surgery?

Posted by soli @soli, Jul 6 12:08pm

I plan to have prostate surgery relatively soon. Onc big concern I have is how to deal with the cathether for 7 to 10 days. I live alone so I am thinking of hiring a private nurse for one hour in the morning , and one hour late afternoon to help me change from night bag to leg bag in the morning, and from day bag to night bag in the afternoon. An experienced nurse will know how to do it in a sanitary way to avoid infection. An alternative I am thinking is always keeping the night bag, which has pluses, but too bulky to drag 24 hours. Any suggestions?

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gmo1964 | @gmo1964 | Aug 10 10:19am

Statlock for sure. Mine ended up coming loose and then didn't want to stick after showering. I tried tape and that didn't work. Fortunate to have a nurse friend who was able to grab another one and apply it for me. Changing the bag from the night to day bag was stressing me out so I just went with the larger night bag the entire time. Just emptied it more often. Didn't really leave the house much for the 10 days so it wasn't an inconvenience. Just hooked it on my waistband while walking around and kept it hooked on a bucket when I was sitting/laying. Good luck!