Didn't see your comment earlier but I just posted asking to add a NG tube to the mix. They are the worst! I'm 32 and cry when I get told I have to have one haha. Actual baby "I don't want to" tears.

That's actually incredibly stupid. General anesthesia might leave you blissfully unaware of the consequences while you're under, but puts you at a much greater risk than a simple catheter ever will - since generally, the risk of never waking up after getting a catheter is about a zero. If you ever get into a position where you require a catheter, no doctor in the word will agree to knocking you out for the procedure.

They would put you under. I had to have a surgery and she asked me if I want to be conscious or not, when they put it in. But yeah, if there is no massive surgery needed, then I agree, they wouldn't knock you out just because of that.

Well if you're already getting general anesthesia for something else, it doesn't really matter if you do it before or after. However, I stand by my point: no sane doctor is going to put you under just to insert a tube into your urethra.

I'd just prefer to be put to sleep or Numbed if it was possible.

Orthopedic surgeons deal with all sorts of musculoskelatal problems and injuries, from head to toe, not just bone surgeries, so it probably wouldn't kill your sister to try on some aftercare splints and braces and walk around in them.

Also, both catheters and enemas are uncomfortable and possibly painful, but don't require surgery and shouldn't cause lasting damage unless administered incorrectly. They're also standard procedures that every doctor is quite likely to perform at least once during their career.

It would be a good idea for her to spend a week on crutches and another in a wheelchair to better understand the frustration and limitations they bring. Also having a cast on for a week and having to deal with keeping it clean and dry while trying to get on with life might help her.