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I had this procedure in April 2025 due to an enlarged prostate. There was no cancer,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1469240/
fine but the week long wearing of the catheter ... urine was coming out from outside the catheter ... I had the catheter removed one day early ... because nothing was going into the catheter ... I had to self dilate every day for 30
Discussion: Any experience with Robotic assisted simple prostatectomy (RASP)?
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Posted: Dec 28, 2025
@oldoz I guess it's mostly a matter of which would bother you more... self-catheterizing or a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1492098/
of which would bother you more... self-catheterizing ... or a suprapubic catheter with a valve ... poke back into your bladder with your catheter ... A [suprapubic catheter + a flaky urethra ... And with a valved suprapubic catheter
Discussion: Anybody here ever refuse to be catheterized through their urethra?
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Posted: Jan 27 5:30pm
Because everyone is different when it comes to AF, it could very well be that hydration...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1461766/
patients to carefully consider having a catheter ... episodes, even if they always seem to self-terminate
Discussion: Afib and hydration
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
I recommend talking to multiple surgeons and radiation oncologists, ideally at a center of excellence, and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1488981/
essentially continent from the moment my catheter ... coffee so my occasional dribbling is self-inflicted
Discussion: RALP or SBRT for a 51 year old?
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Posted: Jan 22 3:05pm
"Three hours down to Sacramento" You must be up near Mt. Shasta. Well, your best bet...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1492006/
#34; mess around with trying to "self-catheterize ... guarantee you'll only get the catheter ... anesthesiologist or your urologist put the catheter
Discussion: Anybody here ever refuse to be catheterized through their urethra?
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Posted: Jan 27 3:36pm
@boopea Hello, Boopea. Welcome to you. I agree with hopeseeker22 and urge you to begin a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1465193/
;pulmonary vein isolation' via catheter ... I began intense self-teaching pretty ... bit into more AF, please read up on catheter
Discussion: Heart Rhythm Conditions – Welcome to the group
Support Group: Heart Rhythm Conditions
Posted: Dec 21, 2025
@piki The self (husband)-cathing ended almost two years ago and I was given a urethral catheter....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1469737/
@piki The self (husband)-cathing ended ... years ago and I was given a urethral catheter ... I learned of the suprapubic catheter
Discussion: Ostomy: Adapting to life after colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy
Support Group: Ostomy & J-Pouch
Posted: Dec 29, 2025
Learning123 and folks, BPH is complicated and nuanced as to which procedure is best. There are...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1488003/
the fact that there is an indwelling catheter ... - this or self-catheterization undoubtedly ... men really care about how long the catheter
Discussion: HoLEP vs aquablation vs ? which is best procedure to preserve all func
Support Group: Men's Health
Posted: Jan 21 10:58am
I am also member of the pelvic floor mesh debacle. I recently discovered after decades of...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1251597/
s, bladder spasms, urine retention/self ... catherization, colon perforation and
Discussion: Mesh Nightmare
Support Group: Kidney Conditions
Posted: Mar 6, 2025
"Thoughts/experience on flying with catheter, self-removal, and necessity of PLND?" A) Flying with catheter - I'd...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1284379/
Thoughts/experience on flying with catheter ... , self-removal, and necessity of PLND ... " A) Flying with catheter - I ... Drainage Bag Management: Ensure the catheter ... Self removal - umm, not for me thanks
Discussion: Weighing my surgery options (aka lost in the weeds)
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Posted: Apr 18, 2025
It's 1000 times more comfortable. I've been self-cathing since my foley came out in March. But...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1379477/
I've been self-cathing since my ... again, what's the purpose of the catheter ... I just can't void without a catheter
Discussion: foley catheter very uncomfortable
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Posted: Aug 26, 2025
Welcome @anonmike, While we wait for members to share their experience with self catherizing while traveling...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/840209/
members to share their experience with self ... catherizing while traveling I thought ... helpful. --- Flying with Intermittent Catheters ... www.compactcath.com/blog/flying-with-catheters-plane-tsa
Discussion: Self Catherizing While Traveling
Support Group: Men's Health
Posted: Apr 9, 2023
If I could go within 3-4 minutes and could be sure I was emptying, I would...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1332487/
I was emptying, I would stop using catheters ... * Use self-lubricating or pre-lubricated ... catheters with a sleeve so you are
Discussion: How to pee during the night
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Posted: Jun 22, 2025