@Loveable_guy No I did not! *sniff* And taper the fluid BACK? Nope! After all, I am using a catheter in an unconventional manner. The more fluids, the better!
My wife shares the same bad as I also. Sometimes she sleeps through my escapades and other times she does not. I try not to wake her.
Yes, you need to plug the funnel end of the catheter to force the fluid to come out the hole you made in the catheter.
I have one Foley I modified by cutting the funnel off. (Less to flop around and get in the way.) I then inserted a small solid bead into the hole I made in the Foley and forced it down barely below the hole opening. All the fluid goes out the hole I made instead of down the inside of the catheter. All cautions apply. Do not do this at home. It could potentially cause a UTI. Use at your own risk.
I am real close to trying a stent. Not quite, but close. Of course at one time I was aghast about using a Foley.