 [ Symptoms ] i had a catheter in for 3 weeks how long should i expect to experience incontinence after having a cathether removed  i had the catheter put in during hernia surgery and they had issues getting it in place the urethral tube was damaged during placement and i was given antibiotics in case of infection the catheter was left in for 3 weeks to allow the urethral tube to heal after having the catheter removed i have experienced some leakage and am concerned about how long this will last [ Disease ] hi if its sunny just get out in the sun your get all the b is you need and its all free but no sun block otherwise you wont get non just twenty minutes at a time save you pills till the sun does not shine good luck