groundedBird wrote:I wonder if the tether and the retainer would slide into position in my virgin urethra. I mean, i never put anything in it and the tether seems pretty big... Is some stretching needed before using this product?
I was a urethral virgin as well when I began experimenting with this. The first items I ordered from Tether Products were their two "sizing sounds/dilators". They are very finely made and, most importantly, grow in steps of 1 Fr (or 1/3 mm) which is the unit of size you want to consider (and is a smaller step increase than a typical set of sounds bought elsewhere).
For an explanation of what this unit of measurement means, see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_catheter_scale.
The flange of a spout is 25.5 fr and to slide in the smallest retainer, you'll need to be able to get to the 26 Fr step. Below that, you'd have to do some stretching... Personally, I was fitting the 25 Fr easily, and stepping up to 26 Fr was doable, but tight. I practiced a bit, and then I bought the spouts and the smallest (26 Fr) set of retainers... and they fit (tight, but fine). At the other end of the scale, I have heard from someone who was having trouble because he needed a bigger retainer than the largest sold by Tether Products (34 Fr).
As a first approximation, in particular to decide which sound to purchase, I would recommend you measure the vertical length of your slit (while flaccid and without stretching it as the outside is elastic, unlike the inelastic part further inside) if it is 14mm (0.55") in length or more, get the 26-36 sound, otherwise, get the 20-30 sound. Anything below 13mm (my own measurement) will probably require some stretching for TetherSpouts to work for you at all.
chastedilf13 wrote:In the picture you have one of the plastic end caps on the spout. Do you leave that on during the day to prevent infection of your urethra? If so, how did you modify it to fit over the wire that holds the spout in place?
At first, I did not use a cap, but I had to deal with slow leakage of small amounts of residual urine, and I was concerned about the possibility of impurities such as lint eventually getting in... Then summer came around and I wanted to use the pool, plus it gets very dry (below 10% humidity sometimes) where I live and I did not think that would be good for the delicate urethra wall. So I just drilled two adjacent holes for the wire pair to fit through the vinyl cap. When I need the cap off, I squeeze it (a piece of toilet paper helps to overcome slickness if any), pulling it up and outward and it slides off, still attached on the wires. Here's a picture of the setup I made for my Watchful Mistress:
WM wire and capped spout - 320.JPG
And here you can see it mounted on the cage, with the cap in the urination position:
WM whole with cap off - 320.JPG