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Do they install a cathiter for the VSG.. not looking forward to that if they do.  i hear it hurts like hell when they pull it out..

Pretty sure they do for all the surgeries and they put in and take it out while you are under.  I never felt a thing.

 < what DantheMan said >

  they don't want ya ******' the OR table up (or anybody standing around it)!    

ok long as i'm knocked out,,,haha

I wasn't aware that this was going to happen to me until after the surgery.  For me it wasn't painful to have it removed, but on an emotional level, I got squeemy when I thought about what was going on.  It is certainly a relief once it is out...

Yeah, I never even realized I had one. Only thing you'll have is your annoying IV. And peeing a lot of brown and eventually poopin' some blue.

Hey Unidos, you'll probably need to check with the surgery. I've never heard of anyone NOT having a catheter with WLS, but only your surgeon can tell you how long you will have it in you. Mine was in for 3 days. He requires all his patients to have it in until they begin eating something besides ice chunks. When mine was removed, I wouldn't say it hurt, but it was just an odd feeling. I felt as if I was peeing all over everything and not able to control it, but it was actually the tube going through. Luckily, I was asleep to have it "installed".

The catheter was the ONLY thing I worried about before surgery, but looking back, it really wasn't a big deal at all.

They pulled mine out on day 2. I agree with the previous post, it didn't hurt, it just felt like you had to pee.

Mine was taken out the morning after my surgery after I had the xrays done for the "leak test",  There were only two problems with the catheter

1.  when I would walk, it was irritating to my penis
2  the student nurse, her instructor and one of her nursing students friends were all there when it came out.

jim

Oh yeah, I forgot about #1 on JDM511's post. That was a pain.... I don't know if it was the catheter itself or if it was the tape that was holding it all in place, but yeah, walking with it was tough. I walked with my legs spread apart. haha