In my case, the catheter was inserted into my upper right thigh, near the bottom of my scrotum. Apparently, they do not know before beginning the procedure whether they will go in from the right leg or left leg, so they shave both areas. Oddly, they left a mohawk of pubic hair in the middle. I was told the shaving was for sanitary purposes. A stray hair near the incision could cause infection or some such. They gave themselves plenty of margin for error.
I’ve had the procedure done twice. The first time I didn’t remember much. The second time, I remember the doctor telling me (when injecting the anesthetic) that they had plenty, and if I felt any pain please let them know. Also, when they injected the dye or whatever it is, I felt like I was on fire for a few seconds. Scared me a little!
My left descending was clear, thank FSM…
I’ve never had one, but I stopped by to send out lucky thoughts!