There are a number of things you will learn that you never really thought about before. For instance if you have to do a catheter you will have to look at the colour and if it looks like scrumpy cider then you have not been drinking enough , looks like a fine chardonnay then that’s good and if it is almost clear then that is great. Equally when you have a bowel movement you get used to having to tell the nurse the volume (good result, okay result, poor result, no result) and a number between 1 and 6 to indicate consistency (1 is rock like, 6 is liquid) even when you are discharged and home you still check and think to yourself volume and consistency (although you don’t have to tell anyone)