Worries after removal of catheter

I wanted to add that the pain is nowhere near you would expect if it was urethra soreness but inside my abdomen

Contact your GP as soon as you can about this.  It may just be your body getting back to normal again but it could also be a problem that needs sorting so the sooner the medics are aware of this the better and the sooner it can be sorted for you.  If you get no help from the GP then contact the hospital and speak to your key worker or Macmillan nurse if you have one - if not try and speak to your consultant's secretary.

Well folks .. after the pain getting increasingly worse I we ended up going to A&E .. I was rushed in and scanned and told that there was a hole where my bladder hadn't healed properly and urine was leaking into my abdomen .... so I was right !!!!!!! the doctor re-catheterized me and I was taken, by ambulance, to Haywards Heath hospital which is the nearest Urology department to Brighton where I live. .. I was in for 2 nights .. I am now home and have got to keep the catheter in for two weeks, then go back to the hospital and have another scan to make sure it has healed before removing the catheter... I am now dosed up on Antibiotics to prevent infection ...... I have never known pain like it .. thank God for morphine ..... onwards and upwards ... I personally think that taking my original catheter out after 1 week was a mistake, after all if the wounds on my tummy aren't healed then surely the internal wounds won't be healed either !!!!!

Wow! You’ve certainly been through the mill! I’m so sorry to hear of your troubles and wish you a speedy and uncomplicated recovery from now on!  

Thank you .. I appreciate your kind words

Wow!  Glad that its sorted and yes 1 week for catheter removal does seem a little early to me after surgery.  Hope it all heals as it should now and you don't have nay more problems during your recovery.

All the best.

Thanks Freefaller ... originally they told me it would be a fortnight and gave me supplies (bags, straps etc) for 2 weeks then i got a call to say it was to be removed the next day which was a week ... I wonder if it was a mistake on their behalf and they put me on the wrong list

Yes it could be.  Thank goodness that's all over for you.

Off for my scan on Friday to make sure that it has healed up properly .. they told me i need to go with a full bladder .. with a catheter, yeh right

Hoping all is well for you