Reply to "Anotherday, another question: how long did it take for your pouch to mature?"

LadyTay97Member

I don't remember how long it took to get to full capacity. I was given a catheterization schedule and instructed to slowly increasing the times between emptying the pouch to let the reservoir size increase. I was empting about 6 times a day. Then I was emptying around 6-8 times a day depending on how much liquid I drink. Sometimes I've emptied only 5 times. But as long as I feel fine I don't stress about only emptying 5 times. Lately I've been emptying 6 times. So things change. In the beginning I felt some pressure before I emptied especially if I didn't empty right away. Now not so much pressure. Everyone is different and as time passes things will settle and your body will adjust. Try to relax (I know easy to say, hard to do). But stress doesn't help.

7/11/229:02 AM

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