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Posted 11/21/2013 6:36 PM (GMT 0)
People have mentioned on using Neosporin to help relieve the discomfort from the catheter. The last 5 days prior to having the catheter removed I had to resort to this too. And several times I had to mix a little lidocaine with it to reduce the sometimes painful catheter at the tip of the penis.

Well, this morning I got my catheter removed and I mentioned this to my urologist. He didn't have any problem with the lidocaine, but did say that Neosporin is a no-no and can cause urethra stricture. He said he learned that from his pediatric urology training. He then said the best thing to use is KY jelly.

Nick
Posted 11/21/2013 6:45 PM (GMT 0)
Mine said petroleum jelly (aka Vaseline) is OK too. That's what I used.
Posted 11/21/2013 7:55 PM (GMT 0)
Mine was adamant that I use only water-based creams. My dermatologist has always forbidden neosporin for reasons of scarring.
Posted 11/21/2013 7:58 PM (GMT 0)
My dermatologist has also nixed Neosporin. I still have the tiny little eight-dollar tube of petroleum jelly that I was given in the hospital to keep my meatus greased.
Posted 11/21/2013 8:28 PM (GMT 0)
Until I got my catheter out this morning, I too was having some on and off pain at the tip which I dosed with Lidocaine and/or K-Y Jelly. I had read that water based K-Y was preferable to Vaseline.
Posted 11/21/2013 9:42 PM (GMT 0)
I used KY jelly. Always wondered why they called it jelly? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to call it jam? turn


Tom
Posted 11/21/2013 9:59 PM (GMT 0)
A newlywed couple name Lamb
spent their honeymoon ...

Nope.

It's Jelly Jelly Jelly 'cause Jam don't rhyme with that...
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