Saturday, March 5, 2011

Foley Catheter by Prada

So before I had my operation I had to pee all the time. Sometimes 40-50 times a day. I didn't know the tumor was pressing on my bladder. As a result I woke up every hour all night and by the time I went to the hospital, I was working 60 hours a week and was sleep deprived. It had been that way for a couple of months. They repaired my bladder and as a result I have a catheter in until the stitches dissolve. The upside is I never have to think about going to the bathroom. I can sleep straight through the night. The downside is I have this big bag of urine I have to carry around when I get up. It has a handle. I call it my purse. I call it Foley by Prada.
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  1. AnonymousMarch 5, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    My brother had a catheter after his back surgery a few years ago. He called me up and was indignant and bitching: "they put a catheter in my boy!" Yes, he calls his junk his "boy." Anyhow, he has a great story about a distinctly sour-faced and humorless nurse whom he couldn't stand and how she broke loud and rank wind while removing his catheter. And my brother and a male nurse laughed and laughed at her when she did it. My bro was lucky to make it through the catheter removal with his beloved boy intact.

    I am sorry to hear that you have a catheter in your girl. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

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  2. Steve BaileyMarch 5, 2011 at 6:05 PM

    You go girl! Steve Bailey. Not sure about blogging!

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  3. AnonymousMarch 6, 2011 at 5:34 AM

    Now you're going to have me counting and writing down how many times I pee a day, lol. Oh, and I had this visual of that pee purse, designer handle with bling bling. Also, my secret to sanity these days is watching mostly TCM channel. I escape reality into a more gentler and naive time. I find it lightens my spirit on a daily basis. Very little time spent watching the news and absolutely no Fox news ,eeeewwwww, yuckie.

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  4. Cloud Nine DesignMarch 6, 2011 at 10:56 AM

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  5. EloiseMarch 7, 2011 at 5:46 AM

    You crack me up, Ellen. Only you could find humor in a Foley catheter! (By the way, if something is ever named for me, I hope it is not a catheter. Poor Mr. Foley. Unless, of course, he receives royalties every time someone uses a Foley catheter. Then I imagine he is laughing all the way to the bank.)

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