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Out It Comes; No More Pull-Toy

Fact:  An indwelling urinary catheter is one that is left in the bladder. You may use an indwelling catheter for a short time or a long time.  An indwelling catheter collects urine by attaching to a drainage bag. The bag has a valve that can be opened to allow urine to flow out. Some of these bags can be secured to your leg. This allows you to wear the bag under your clothes.  An indwelling catheter has a small balloon inflated on the end of it. This prevents the catheter from sliding out of your body. When the catheter needs to be removed, the balloon is deflated.

We were in the Silver Fox at 8:15 AM and on our way to Long Beach to have the catheter removed.  The nurse did the procedure, and it was a piece of cake.  To ensure all systems were running, she put in 200 ml of saline solution in the bladder and said, “Pee.”  It took me 1.4 microseconds to return her 200 ml of saline, plus I donated another 40 ml of Class “A” urine.

Mary was a little shocked!

We had time until our 11:30 AM appointment with Robin, so we tally-hoed over to “The Club”.  On the way, I called Charlotte, and she brought her childhood girlfriend, who is over from Denmark, to visit her; the four of us had a good time.

at 11:30 AM, we headed for Seal Beach to meet up with Robin at the Yucatan Grille.

Biden would never find his way out!

I’ve been going to the Yucatan Grill for over 30 years and the food is always great!

Just us!

I woofed it down and even added a little more habanero sauce on top of that.  Tomorrow it ill hurt I am sure!

Shrimp Diablo!

Robin departed for work and we headed home going by Jan’s for a quick visit.

We got into our jammies and watched some TV before crashing.  It has been a good day!

Ready to hit the sack!

 

 

About Paul

Just an old retired guy trying to finish out my last years on this planet. I lost my best friend and wife in early 2020. I was blessed again by reconnecting with Dr. Mary Côté, a long-time friend. Mary and I got married July 28th, 2021, and are enjoying life together and plan to spend the rest of our lives being a blessing to our friends and family.
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