After catheter

hi guys well the day came and I had my catheter placed in yesterday, I just have a question, How long after the surgery does the “wound” site stops being painful :?:

thanks
alex

it wont hurt bad except for taking it out
but you might have trouble urination and getting erections for a while

Alex, I suspect that "unregistered is thinking of a very different kind of catheter. A PD catheter won’t affect urination (if you still make urine) or your erections. :slight_smile:

Our article about what to expect when you get a PD catheter might be helpful right now. You can read it at: http://www.homedialysis.org/resources/tom/200608/. In most cases, it only hurts for a few days.