Question 1

how long after surgery like cs must you wear a foley catheter?

Accepted Answer

Cesarean?: After a cesarean, the catheter can usually come out in less that 24 hours.

Question 2

do you need a foley catheter for outpatient surgery?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Often not, but it would depend on the type of surgery that you are having, and if the urinary bladder needed to be empty during surgery, or if the surgery may be a longer procedure. Ask your surgeon before the surgery.

Question 3

during the robotic prostatectomy surgery, do they put the foley catheter in before or during the surgery?

Accepted Answer

Here are some ....: Insert one before the procedure to assist visualizing and "feeling" the urethra for transecting the urethra during the procedure. After that, the first one is removed and replaced with another one to assist connecting urethra to bladder neck and for postoperative care, just like open prostatectomy. At times, the same one can be used as long as it is not cut or damaged. For detail, ask Doc.

Question 4

how long does it take to heal after bladder surgery? from remove a complication foley catheter in male.

Accepted Answer

2 weeks: The question is not very clear, however assuming you had transurethral surgery to help remove a catheter it may take you a couple of weeks to feel better.

Question 5

i had surgery and in the or they put a foley catheter in me without consent . surgery was  2hrs.  uti are rampant. there should be consent. its my bod?

Accepted Answer

Standard: Depending on what is done, there are many potential benefits to you from having a urinary catheter.  It's not used in all surgical procedures, but for example, if abdominal surgery is planned it will help keep the bladder deflated so as to reduce risk of injury to your bladder.  Furthermore, over-distention of the bladder can cause irreversible inability to urinate; catheter prevents this.

Question 6

what can i do to stop stones from forming in my bladder or at least slow down the process? im a quadriplegic and have a foley catheter in at all times. over the years i have had several surgeries to remove stones from my bladder. some as big as golf balls

Accepted Answer

Placing : Placing a suprapubic catheter will not help with the stone formation.  For patients with chronic indwelling catheters and bladder stones, i generally recommend irrigation with something called Renacidin up to three times a day.  This is supposed to decreast the amount of stone formation and I have had patients with good results.

Question 7

my bladder doesn't work after surgery, i have to go home with a catheter. is there anyway to prevent this? i'm getting a cholecystectomy.

Accepted Answer

NO: You likely have urinary retention from the opiods that you take for pain control.

Question 8

if a person has an operation for an enlarged prostate gland then is it typically the case that a catheter is needed temporarily during the post-operative period or does it depend on the way in which the surgery is performed?

Accepted Answer

Cather is normal: to prevent urethral swelling.

Question 9

what is the definition or description of: foley catheter?

Accepted Answer

Urine drainage tool: Foley catheters are usually manufactured from latex rubber. They are used to drain urine from either male or female bladders. The catheter will often be placed into the bladder and kept in place by inflating a balloon at the most distal end of the catheter. Urine then drains through a hole down the middle of the catheter into a collection bag.

Question 10

could you give me the medical for an indewlling foley catheter?

Accepted Answer

That just: Means a soft plastic tube placed in the bladder to drain urine.

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Foley catheter after surgery

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How long after surgery like cs must you wear a foley catheter?

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Do you need a foley catheter for outpatient surgery?

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During the robotic prostatectomy surgery, do they put the foley catheter in before or during the surgery?

A member asked:

How long does it take to heal after bladder surgery? from remove a complication foley catheter in male.

A member asked:

I had surgery and in the or they put a foley catheter in me without consent . surgery was 2hrs. uti are rampant. there should be consent. its my bod?

A member asked:

What can i do to stop stones from forming in my bladder or at least slow down the process? im a quadriplegic and have a foley catheter in at all times. over the years i have had several surgeries to remove stones from my bladder. some as big as golf balls

A member asked:

My bladder doesn't work after surgery, i have to go home with a catheter. is there anyway to prevent this? i'm getting a cholecystectomy.

A member asked:

If a person has an operation for an enlarged prostate gland then is it typically the case that a catheter is needed temporarily during the post-operative period or does it depend on the way in which the surgery is performed?

A member asked:

What is the definition or description of: foley catheter?

A member asked:

Could you give me the medical for an indewlling foley catheter?

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