[pct-l] after Foley catheterization

[james8313 at sti.net]

Having delt with Kidney stones for 40 yrs, enlarged prostate and a blader 
issue, i have had a number of Foley's over the years. I can tell you that
their 
is still a life afterwards.  I have done a number of hikes afterwards in
the Sierra Mts.  

Dad had a enlarged prostate and it took about 9 months and a couple of
procedures to open the plumbing and he was able to get off the Foley - he
was 93
at the time.

One thing to ask about when you return to the Dr to have it removed is
that if 
you need to continue on a catheter you may want to change to Self
Catherization. 
You get catheters and lube for a one time use. Mine are ordered and sent
monthly
due to the blader issue in july 2019. 

Also Get a Man Bag to carry a few along w/ lube, when you are going to be
away from 
the house for several hrs and you will do fine. You will soon learn where
all the restrooms
can be found ie: Walmart

Yosemite James





Message: 1
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2021 21:52:14 -0800 (PST)
From: David Hough reading PCT-L <pctl at oakapple.net>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] after Foley catheterization
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If you don't know what this is all about, count your blessings and
move on.    Too much information here for young studs, but they are
probably
all over on Facebook anyway.

Women and young men sometimes get catheterized too for various problems, 
but the problems are different and experiences probably not applicable to
old 
guys.

After an unexpected bout of acute urinary retention brought on by enlarged
prostate - a typical old guy problem - I am catheterized for a week or
two.
I might be alone on this list, but if any other typical old guys had to
deal with that, I wonder about after the catheter is removed.

Were you able to get back on the trail to some extent,
how long did it take,
what were the long term effects?

If you have anything to share probably best to do it privately rather than
to the whole list.    If I get any useful information I'll provide a 
sanitized summary to the list.

I will say that I was glad that it happened in town rather than on the
trail,
but I've never had any retention problem at all while hiking.