Andrew Thompson
Catheters and Guests
Sep 15, 2010
After the operation I was doing fine except that wasn't able to pee. They bladder-scanned me. Bizarre machine sounds exactly like a Taser.Discovered I had a 1+ liter of fluids (max out) in the pig skin so in goes a catheter and out comes 1.8 l of pure release.
The unfortunately side effect of this is that I have to wear the catheter for a couple of days.
I sit at my little chair and have to hang the bad on the chair next to me. Quietly reading and doing I breathing exercise when the other patient has some guests to see her. No worries I thought, mind my own business.
The guest wanted to sit down, sure no worries.
He grabs the spare chair and drags it to the other bed.
.... My pitch sharpens as the hose stretches until glasses vibrates and we realize what was happening.
He pushes the chair back in a fast glide.
Instant relief until the gentle thought came to mind: "hey isn't a catheter tube like a bungy chord?"
I can confirm that fact.
