Pain after Catheter removal

Philip, did you get any swelling in the penis.

Thanks Chris

Philip , thanks, I did have excruciating abdominal pain before the catheter removal, that resulted in an ambulance ride, it turned out to be constipation related.

During a minor procedure they managed to puncture my urethra, that resulted in a fairly severe pain that lasted 10-15 minutes but the penis swelled up considerably,  unfortunately too painful to use,😀.

Hope you get sorted.

Thanks Chris

Joe , all sorts of reasons for the pain, bladder Spasms are frequently associated with catheters but you can get spasms without a catheter. Kidney or bladder stones for me were painful when urinating but soon passed, actually passing the stone was painful. My abdominal pain was more likely constipation.  A water infection is another possibility, my clip issues started with smelly urine. Sorry I can offer any other advice.

Thanks Chris 

Re inserting the catheter ended the pain immediately. But I did end up calling an ambulance and being admitted. 6 days later all is fine. But will never forget the pain. 

That sounds very familiar. In my case another week was all I needed and althought I was a bit scared at my second TWOC it was absolutelly fine. Never looked back. The urology nurses said that sometimes people just need a bit more time. Nobody seemed to know exactly what it was, but they were all sure it would go away and it did. Another week with a catheter was a small price to pay for not going through that pain again.

From what I've seen it is unusual. I think I've only seen about 6 people mention it on here in 2.5 years.

Yes, my surgeon said  I was only the second person in 8 years to experience this. On the plus side, no incontinence since the second catheter removal which is also unusual. No idea if there is any connection. 

Alex, I experienced more or less exactly what you described.

I had a robotic prostatectomy on 21 June and went back to hospital on 3 July for my TWOC. Catheter removal was reasonably painless and I sat in the waiting area with a bottle of water waiting to wee. First time, I produced a reasonable volume in the receptacle but then felt agonising pain internally for about 10 minutes - not such much in the penis/testicles, more in my abdomen/guts I suppose. I took the urine sample to the urology nurses and told them about the pain and they said I should keep drinking water and persevere. Twice more I went to the loo but each time, unlike the first occasion, produced only a dribble of urine. Each time I suffered crippling pain internally for 10 minutes - just horrendous. After the third episode I told the nurses I couldn’t take any more. I was scanned twice and each time they told me I had c.270ml of urine in my bladder, which obviously wasn’t coming out. They also took blood tests and decided to insert another catheter for 2 weeks. 

The blood tests proved ok especially for the kidneys, though my haemoglobin was low (probably due to blood loss during/after surgery) so I’m taking iron tablets and eating more iron-rich food to get that back up. My key worker urology nurse rang a few days later to say the pain might have been caused by a urethral stricture, but they really don’t know. I’m due back on Monday 17th for catheter removal and a second TWOC. I really hope that like you I don’t get a recurrence of the pain, it was indescribably bad. Fingers crossed!

I hope your second TWOC went well and that all is now fine.