Bypass - catherters used ?

[Undecided]

Hi All

I know this is a weird question but do they catheter you during the bypass ? I HATE being cathetered. Each time I've had it done I haven't been able to wee properly for a week afterwards and have ended up in agony.

 

[penguina]

I have been reading up today for the hospital I will attend and they say No they don't catherter. They want you up and walking to the loo ASAP.

 

[Fashionably Late]

No, I didn't have one either.

 

[RoseA]

Guess it depends on your provider. I had one.

 

[juney_p]

i had my bypass on 21st dec and i was told that they no longer catherise as they wish the patient to be mobile asap
x june

 

[J-Mo]

SRH don't use them! Thank goodness cos it was my biggest fear!!

 

[yummymummytobe]

T o be honest its not being catherterised thats bothering me its the stuff that you have to drink to clear you out that does. I gag cleaning my teeth in the morning lol x

 

[charm55]

No, I didn't have one either. Good Luck.

 

[daftmoo]

I didn't have one either, I woke up in my bed at 11.30a.m after op and that was the first thing I checked for!! I was up having a wee on the commode at 7pm

 

[SCOOBYDOOBYDOO]

I didn't have one. Got back to the ward about 5pm and was up on a commode next to the bed within 2 hours then up to the loo the time after that x

 

[lotsabeefy]

Nope no Catheter for me either........Your urine maybe blue though because of the dye they use to test your pouch. xx

 

[blueeyes]

I didn't have one either, I don't think they do them at Charing Cross for this type of surgery. They want you up and about asap. I was walking to the loo within 2 hours of returning to the ward.

 

[bobo]

Me neither and I was at SRH in November xx

 

[Lisa J]

I had one fitted and it was fine i was dreading it though!

 

[Stellap]

I was at Homerton and didn't have one - they want you as mobile as possible very quickly afterwards.

 

[Wendy1]

I had one Halifax, my wee was green but i was ok when they took it out, i was dreading it

 

[Craftslinda]

We had an appointment with W/M yestaday and were told we would be for at least 24hrs.

 

[Undecided]

Great thanks guys. Seem like Sunderland don't. Woopee !!! Those things are evil.

 

[Karlos]

It's not the norm though I did have one put in when they thought I had a leak and they might have to take me back down. Fortunately I was ok but it was in for two days before they took it out

 

[zns]

I didn't have one either, I don't think they do them at Charing Cross for this type of surgery. They want you up and about asap. I was walking to the loo within 2 hours of returning to the ward.

Same here. Bloody hurt getting up though :cry: