Old_PA

I have been using this system for years. The pain is possibly originating from that part of the urethra in contact with the hole you made in the catheter. That discomfort is felt in the tip of the penis. I have tried to smooth off the hole with a hot flame which seems to help. More often than not is seems to be the luck of the draw; just where it is sitting in the urethra.

It does reduce your interest in lots of things for a bit.

Works well too when using a modified catheter (holey foley) with the constant, uncontrolled dripple as lubricant together with suitable graphic material.

Good luck with that! Perhaps cycling with a squishy diaper would be worse. A butt plug might help.

If you wear one to bed together with a diaper, you certainly will need a good clean up in the morning.

It certainly is addictive.

A pull up together with plastic pants seems to work for me.

You sure don't want it to double up on the way in. I used a Bardia Fr14. My cut is not so neat and there is only one hole. It is made by bending the cath over the finger with the filler line on the inside (you know where that is without having to see it) and nicking it with very sharp side cutters. Some burn marks can be seen. Perhaps I was just lucky with this one as I certainly have had irritation previously.

I have had one in for the last 22 hours in total comfort. That eyelet needs to be smooth. Mine responded to a hot gas flame passing over the eyelet but not burning it.

Made the hole in my holey foley a bit bigger. Now it works fine all night.

From my experience, one can sometimes feel the dribble. The extra hole needs to be downstream of the outer sphincter which is on the downstream side of the prostrate so that it needs to be maybe 3 or 4 inches from the balloon. The outlet of the catheter needs to be blocked with a spigot or clamp. Use lots of sterile lube.

Don't do it.

I find it helps to run a hot flame over the cut. It seems to melt the surface a little.

Good on you cathdiap. My latest modified catheter is totally comfortable and works well but the enjoyment declines after about 12 hours and I need a couple of days off.

Sleeping in a different room solves most problems. One might be emotionally deprived but the quality of the sleep is sooooo much better.

I have found larger sizes become less comfortable even though my meatus is stretched to easily accommodate 10mm diameter (30fr). For me 14fr is most comfortable, also less suction on the bladder wall after bladder drains.

I use a small piece of toweling wrapped around it and held in place with an elastic band. Good for two or three minutes. Also use the same for changing diapers. The toweling is rinsed and later washed.

I've had the prostate and inner sphincter removed and subsequently re-potty trained to some extent. If wearing protection, a sneeze always produces a squirt. At other times, care is needed.

I frequently use a regular catheter connected to a night bag. It always works perfectly; never sleep as well. However when using a modified catheter as a stent, there are problems. I usually awake with a full bladder. More work needed on that.

Once I had an infection in the scrotum. Very painful and slow to respond to antibiotics. Hasn't put me off.

No need to worry about a cystoscope. Mine was quite painless but then I am use to playing with catheters.

Back in 2006 a friend of mine was diagnosed with prostate cancer. I asked my Dr about tests and he organised a PSA. I was outside the range. The morning pee had been slow for many years. It was wait and watch. After the PSA had climbed further, biopsies were taken. Negative. Still the PSA crept upwards. More biopsies in 2014, this time positive. Surprisingly the thought of the big C was no shock as I was convinced I already had it. My urologist was a surgeon and I wanted it out. After 3 months it was removed; especially large apparently. Erections become a thing of the past but at the ripe old age of 70, I didn't care. Together with the prostate, the inner sphincter is removed. I was partially incontinent for 10 weeks, requiring the use of pads. That was when I discovered diapers but settled on recreational use of pull ups which suited me better. In more recent years I have returned to the regular use of minimum thickness pads at other times, as passing wind is always problematic. I have never achieved a totally comfortable stent but really enjoy using a holey foley. Re erections, apparently there are pellets which can be inserted (not available in Oz where I live) or injections.

I must be odd as I really enjoy bladder spasms. Frequently I use a holey foley catheter to achieve temporary incontinence. Usually it is only in for 12 hours or so. Sometimes I manage bladder spasms, sometimes not. I guess it depends on just which part of the bladder wall the balloon is touching.

Not to mention passing wind.

The inflation line is extremely thin and unlikely to retain any meaningful shape after the cath is withdrawn.