The procedure Tom chose seems a reasonable option with perhaps less side effects. Perhaps the method is miles ahead of the roto rooter approach.

When my bladder neck is stretched for surgeries. It varies somewhat. Yet a few times I never wanted to be more than 20 or so feet from a washroom.

I only can maintain bladder control marginaly at best for a couple of weeks. Then it becomes less of an issue until normal once again. For the first week or two. At the very slightest feeling you want to urinate. Take it to heart.

Short term cath use does not seem to have any real effect on me. Even though they use the really big one on me sometimes. I had a healing scab break off in the bladder once and block the output. When I got to the emergency ward. They phoned the surgeon. He told them to install the one he does. The person said to me I cannot get this into a human. In agony with the pressure waves coming closer and closer. I told them you will have to put me out if you procrastinate any longer. Excuse the term but screw it in.

The thing to remember about catheters. There is a balloon they blow up on the end inside you. On some models. It keeps it where they want it. to deflate that balloon they use sissors to cut the inflating line. Be aware that in a hurry many medical people neglect to deflate the bubble. So know what they are using on you. Before they just pull it out.


It never happened to me but it does with some regularity I heard. The common cathode used on me has a water in and water out tubes and an inflation tube. This allows them to monitor internal bleeding after surgery.
The uretheter tube itself must be quite stretchable.