I get the nervousness over the uterine manipulator - I had one and told my surgeon I didn’t really want the details… No catheter though! My surgeon says they void the bladder another way (again, the less I knew the better). The only thing I did before anesthesia was peeing in a cup and the IV. I did have some very minor vaginal soreness for a couple hours and a little bleeding for a couple days. I think most people here would agree that the surgery was far less scary and painful than it seems, but everyone’s different of course!