Old_PA

In a male. a stent will need to hold both the inner and outer sphincter open. I have been experimenting with catheters for quite a while but rarely keep a catheter stent in place for more than a day or so because of unreliable drainage when in bed. A regular catheter works fine. I use a drainage bag at night and have kept them in place for up to 6 weeks. My goal is a stent that is totally comfortable and drains at night when asleep. Not there yet.

In your photo, you seem to have one catheter inside the other. Which two sizes did you use that fit like that?

Many thanks.

Hi bfbs, can you advise from where you obtain the mushroom head catheters and which sizes you are using?

If just using a catheter, it is easy to manage coming out of the shower, put some sort of clamp over the tube. When I wear a catheter to bed, it is always connected to a night bag. No mess.

I have one cage that is secured through my PA piercing. That is totally escape proof.

I sometimes used a spot of Vaseline, after insertion, where the catheter enters. It dosen't dry out.

What size silicone tubing are you guys using?

I had the prostate and inner sphincter removed 10 years ago. I needed to use pads for 10 weeks after which things were prety well normal but different.

Very gently with gel on the area just beneath the tip. Suitable visual material helps.

My prostate has been removed so the urethra is shorter than usual. 20cm is still too short for me. It will not work for you.

Maybe it is not the retrieval line that is annoying you but some irritation along the urethra from the stent that is 'referred' to the tip.

14Fr works best for me. Usually I have zero discomfort. Activities may caus bleeding. See what works for you.

Use plenty of sterile lube.

Gently does it.