UPDATE...
Surgery was on Thursday. Doc said it was "bloodier that normal" and it took 2 hours instead of the 20 - 60 minutes. They took the catheter out on Friday morning and said if he could pee on his own he could go home. SO...Every time he peed they did an ultra-sound to check that the bladder was emptying completely.
First time - just a little liquid left in the bladder.
Second time - completely empty.
third time - Empty.
THEN...he went to pee and came out of the bathroom shaking head to toe. I swear...It was like a seizure! The nurse came running and gave me that "oops" look. She checked him and said "We're going to have to put the catheter back in. Sure enough...bladder filled past capacity and a lot of blood clots came out. After 3 hours of this, with periodic hand irrigation, they decided to keep him another day.
I went back in on Saturday and the nurse taught me how to hand irrigate (in case clots plugged up the catheter), loaded me up with the necessary supplies and late in the afternoon they released him - catheter taped to his leg. He has to keep it in until his appointment on Thursday. The lesson in hand irrigation came in handy...We were home about 30 minutes and he doubled over in pain. So I did the deed and once again...blood clots galore. Since then, though, the clots have been small enough to pass through the catheter.
Things I have learned -
1. TURP = Bad
2. Morphine = good
3. Catheters = bad
4. Morphine + Vicodin = really good
5. Hand irrigation = bad
6. Morphine + Vicodin + Opium/Bella Donna Suppository = BEST COMBINATION EVAR!
That is all...Carry on.
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