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Well I went under the knife for the first time in my life for hernia surgery on Tuesday. I was so dehydrated, after surgery, that they had to catheterize me, drain me, and then remove it before I could go home. All I needed was a enema to hit for the cycle! I don't know if anyone has ever experienced a catheter but I think I'd rather french kiss the hind end of a skunk than have that garden hose put up in me like that again!!
Over all, recovering slowly and have to believe, that after having this thing for 10 years, it will be worth it all when it's all healed up!
Jack

PS. They had several nurses and aids in there while they were catheterizing me and they commented that a hospital was not the place for modesty. I told them all how true that was and I said, "Now you all know that my wife definitely married me for my money!!!"

Glad to hear it all went well and you're recovering.

As for catheters, they ain't all that bad. It's when they go in via that route with a laser to break up kidney stones...

cjj wrote:
Glad to hear it all went well and you're recovering.

As for catheters, they ain't all that bad. It's when they go in via that route with a laser to break up kidney stones...

OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!

...which happened to me, not once, but twice...

I won't go into the gory details, though. I'm trying to forget, 6 years after the fact...

jingle_jangle wrote:...which happened to me, not once, but twice...

I won't go into the gory details, though. I'm trying to forget, 6 years after the fact...

You didn't have a double hernia did you Paul?

jack1953 wrote:... I don't know if anyone has ever experienced a catheter ...

Only about a half a dozen times. It is best to have them do it when you are under.

jack1953 wrote:...they commented that a hospital was not the place for modesty...

You get over that quickly when it happens offen enough. They have seen it all and from everyone. It just dosen't matter.

jack1953 wrote:

jingle_jangle wrote:...which happened to me, not once, but twice...

I won't go into the gory details, though. I'm trying to forget, 6 years after the fact...

You didn't have a double hernia did you Paul?

None a them buggers.

Double kidney stones...one in each... I tend to dress up for these occasions.

They loved my "Guitar Hero" and "Sponge Bob" undershorts.

This thread makes me shudder to think

Get well soon Jack.

jingle_jangle wrote: I tend to dress up for these occasions.

They loved my "Guitar Hero" and "Sponge Bob" undershorts.

your so flash Paul.

scotty wrote:Get well soon Jack.

thanks all! I think I've browsed every guitar site that came up on Google since Tuesday afternoon!

jack1953 wrote:Well I went under the knife for the first time in my life for hernia surgery on Tuesday. I was so dehydrated, after surgery, that they had to catheterize me, drain me, and then remove it before I could go home. All I needed was a enema to hit for the cycle! I don't know if anyone has ever experienced a catheter but I think I'd rather french kiss the hind end of a skunk than have that garden hose put up in me like that again!!
Over all, recovering slowly and have to believe, that after having this thing for 10 years, it will be worth it all when it's all healed up!
Jack

PS. They had several nurses and aids in there while they were catheterizing me and they commented that a hospital was not the place for modesty. I told them all how true that was and I said, "Now you all know that my wife definitely married me for my money!!!"

Jees kidding,I been there done that.Get well soon Jack!

Mitch said it best.....BUT....been there, done that....NEVER AGAIN if I have any say in the matter.....worse, was when the nurse thought she was starting a "PULL START" lawn mower and yanked that bad boy out.

Just the remembrance of that makes me want to freak!

GET WELL SOON JACK....we're pullin' for ya!

Im pullin nuthin

scotty wrote:Im pullin nuthin