Trial removal of catheter

If you want an ouch. I had a suprapubic catheter for 14 months. It gets exchanged every 4 weeks. No sedation or anything. They pull it out and push a new one back in. Possibly the most painful thing ever. Good luck to all.

Oh the catheter worked fine. It was after my urologist removed it that my sphincter where the urethra was stitched back to the bladder that shutdown. It happens from time to time I was told. After the wearing a catheter another month and it's removal, everything worked fine.

Peter, Please don’t let yourself get all worked up. I do it all the time and it gets me nowhere.
Before I had surgery I ran into a guy who had his catheter removed post-op and the inexperienced tech never deflated the bulb inside the bladder in order to remove it. She just said , ‘OK…on three!’ And when she tried to yank it out, well, you can imagine this poor bastard screaming in agony. She tried AGAIN and this time his screams brought the doctor rushing in.
He kicked her out of the room - subsequently fired her - and removed the cath with quite a bit of blood and some pain. The patient had nothing but problems afterward.
I did not sleep a wink for 2 weeks up until cath removal day, utterly terrified that some moron was gonna pull my newly surgerized bladder thru my urethra. I was a freaking mess!
When the tech entered the room I told her not to touch me until I told her my story. She saw how visibly shaken I was and walked me through the whole procedure explaining how the saline filled bulb would be drained and the cath would slip right out with a gentle tug. Also mentioned the hundreds of times she’d done it.
Of course, even after all that I was still squeezing my eyes closed in terror until she showed me the totally removed catheter.
I relate this story NOT to burden you further with anxiety but to let you know that when done properly, catheter removal is not complicated or painful and usually goes without a hitch.
However, I would still say to the tech ‘You’re gonna drain the bulb….right?’ 😂

It was not a recommendation; just an attempt to relieve some anxiety.
Following the cleaning instructions is a recommendation however.
Good luck; I have belief that you will do fine.

I couldn't go after having my biopsy so I went to emergency. They inserted a cath and that was painful. In a couple of days the cath got stopped up and I had a severe urgency to pee. It was coming out around the catheter which was painful. It was painless when they removed it. Wearing the cath and bag is not pleasant but it isn't painful unless it stops up. I dread wearing one for the two weeks after I get my TULSA PRO procedure.

That's good to know. I might double-check before they start, by saying "So now you're going to deflate the balloon and...." just in case.
Don't wanna tell them how to do their job, but I might check anyway.

I'll come back here in 2 weeks & say it was a big nothing.

Still impressively strong.
Nice to meet you, Chuck Norris.

One other thing I'd love to clarify, please.. In the hospital, the nurse explaining the catheter before I went home said that to use the night bag, attach it to the bottom of the leg bag.

I spent weeks watching YouTube videos (mainly American) about the day/night bags & they all disconnected the leg bag & replaced it with the night bag. Makes sense to me.
I asked my sister-in-law (nurse) in Australia & they attach the night bag to the day bag.
It all makes the tubing really long & annoying in bed.
What's the standard procedure - or do we have some weird down-under method?

FWIW: I only had a night bag.
Walked around with it in a plastic bucket.

That's a good idea. I have no intention of leaving the house. I'll ask my invisible nurse (if she ever turns up)