"I want you to put this UroCuff around your penis"
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One year after my Urolilft operation, I am back for my 2nd semi-annual Uroflow/bladder ultrasound test. Pee in a container on a scale hooked up to a computer after drinking 1 qt/liter of water. OK.
I get into the room and the 20-something young woman says, "your doctor has ordered a UroCuff test while you are doing the Uroflow test". She demonstrates are two of her fingers how to wrap the UroFlow cuff and points to the pictures of the cuff around an actual penis on the wall. Yes, she's a professional, but I am still embarrassed as hell. She watches me wrap the cuff around my penis.
In the presence of this woman, my penis is shrinking and I am having trouble getting to stay on. Well, it finally worked - inflated and deflated a few times while I was peeing enough to stop and start the flow.
In a couple of weeks, I have a meeting with my doctor.
Does anyone have any better experiences with the UroCuff? Did it help your doctor to treat you?
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raffie mark02906
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Good Morning Everyone:
Mark, you and EVERY OTHER MALE has the right before anything gets started to request a male nurse/technician since this is a gender specific intimate related test.
The medical community loves to embarrass & humiliate male patients by not telling them they have the right to choose same gender care in this type of situation.
Talk to your doctor and tell him you want males for intimate tests like these if you are more comfortable that way.
If he argues with you tell him women have their dignity respected and their privacy protected every time they go for a mammogram. There are no males giving her, her test. Therefore the institution must provide male patients with male caregivers otherwise that's gender discrimination and that AGAINST the law.
It's crap like this that makes more men walk away from needed healthcare every day.
It's time for men to start a MEETOO movement against the healthcare system and start standing up for our rights. The sooner men take a stand, the sooner this crap stops.
If we don't stand up for ourselves, nobody will & the humiliation will continue.
Regards,
Raffie
mark02906 raffie
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Raffie - Yes, you are correct. There are different rules. My wife, after seeing an arrogant male gynecologist, switched to a female.
I will mention it when I see the urologist, but it is also a market issue. There seems to be a new technician every time I have the Uroflow (pee in the bucket) test. 10 years ago one of the techs was a man. I suspect for what they pay, it's hard to get men to do this work. And insurance/government look for ways to keep costs down.
There might be someone reading this who says to me, "You should look at things half full, not empty". My response - tell that to Mr. Happy when you have to wrap this cuff around it with a 20-something girl in the room. Mr. Happy was not even close to half full.
jay111 mark02906
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I would love to know the flow results of your test... both peak flow and average flow.
Cheers- J
jimjames jay111
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That is correct. Only verbally
Jim
mark02906 jay111
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Once I can get the urologist to look away from his laptop, I will ask for the actual results of the UroCuff test - I will try to remember "Peak Flow" and "Average Flow".
The major good news from the technician was that the bladder ultrasound did not show any residual urine. Subjectively, my flow stream is more forceful since the Urolift procedure.
jay111 mark02906
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[And that is great news that you have no residual and that your flow is more forceful...]
Cheers Sir- J
mark02906
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WARNING - I made a reference to a Monty Python skit on one of the comments above. Suddenly my youtube page is suggesting all sorts of Monty Python and Blackadder skits to watch.
I do not fault the creators of this website. Far from it. I appreciate them hosting our forum comments.
I don't understand the workings of the internet; how keywords I write can suggest content on other websites. I get the advertising issue - search for something on Amazon and find ads on some web pages for that content.
Getting close to getting a tinfoil hat.
mark02906
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Urocuff 2020 - not voiding as well as last time
Well, I had another one. New procedure - Nurse/technician actually turns her back this time. That's the good news.
The bad news is that 3 years after my Urolift, I am going more often at night than I did. Some nights 7-7 hours, some nights 3 times.
My first Sherlock Holmes moment (note: this is an homage to the people of the nation who sponsor this) - was that this was probably a result of lack of exercise and too much sitting caused by that b*****d COVID-19. While I had a mild case of COVID, if any, I have been sitting on my brain too much.
What to do - enter my urologist - "We are going to have to take a look" (Could this be a "Moriarity moment"? I will let you know after Dec 9. And, no, I will not be dropping and dragging images.
uncklefester mark02906
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LOL "I had shrinkage"
No experience with the urocuff but...
I know how you feel man When I finally got in to get my cystoscopy I had been p*****g raw blood for 10 days. Mr. Happy was shriveled up to nothing from stress. When the 20 something nurse came in to put the numbing cream up the urethra she could barely grab it. I was mortified.
mark02906 uncklefester
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I should feel guilty about complaining about this (not you).
You reminded me to look up the lyrics of the Scotsman Kilt when the Scotsman wakes up from a night on the town and sees that someone had tied a bow around his ....: **"Akk lad I don't know where you've been but I see you've won first prize" Maybe if they tied a bow or a medal around our ....
billy92250 mark02906
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My experience was slightly different. The "cuff" was a tube-like device that just slid onto the penis. All I remember of the young lady who covered it with gel and slid it on was that she had a diamond ear ring. Guess I'm too old to be embarrassed. The problem that I had was that I was unable to empty my bladder and failed the ultrasound afterward. I was allowed to finish peeing without the device and the next ultrasound showed that the bladder had emptied.
The device almost reminded me of the equipment used to milk cows. Urologist was satisfied with the results of the test and said it would be repeated in a year. I can hardly wait...
Billy