I am on the bandwagon to replace the Foley catheter, which has been around for 76 years with virtually no change, and causes demonstrable harm to the bladder, with the new and much safer Duette ™ catheter from Poiesis Medical. I’ve had a Foley catheter in my bladder for over 3 months now (obviously changed […]
Urinary Catheter Insertion
The urinary catheter insertion is by far – and I mean WAY far – the worst part of living with a catheter. Once it’s in, everything else is pretty painless and mainly inconvenient. Now, I’m a guy. And as such, my anatomy includes a much longer pathway from the end of the wee-pipe (yes, that […]