My flexible cystoscopy experience (female)

Hi all. I just wanted to share the details of my scope test, which I had today, and hope to reassure others who may, like me, be terrified of having this done. I opted for sedation along with the instillagel, which is squirted into the urethra with a syringe(no needle). When I met with the anaesthetist beforehand I told him I just wanted to be unaware but not fuzzy headed for hours or days afterwards. They had me lined up for Midalozam which I had read negative reviews about and didn't want. He instead gave me Diazepam 2mg and fentonyl through an IV. I did feel the cannula going into my hand but it was no worse than a blood test really. One of the drugs could be felt travelling up my vein, I'm not sure which one. After that I felt them applying the cold gel but that is it. I have "lost" around 15 minutes. It's amazing as I was not asleep. I couldn't hear them talking except when they wanted me to move off table onto my bed again. I felt like I had had no sedation but got the good effects from it. All is well in my bladder by the way, that's a big relief. What I did find out is that I have duplex kidneys which means one kidney has one ureter and the other has two!!. It's something that is congenital but I never knew about it. Nor did my mother!! It can leave me prone to kidney infections but doesn't normally need treated. I was desperate to pee when I left the recovery room and was dreading it. It was fine the first few times but obviously the numbing gel then wore off and it was like peeing acid! Now, 7 hours later I am not stinging quite so much but I am going every 15 minutes or so, which I am told is normal. Anyone who has read my previous posts will know how terrified I was of having this procedure but I can honestly say that I would do it again if I had to but definitely with the Diazepam cocktail. I don't even have a headache! I even called into some shops with my friend when she was driving me home. I was expecting to feel dreadful and hung over but apart from my eyes feeling very heavy I feel fine. 

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