My Cystoscopy - yesterday

Procedure carried out on 15 May 2015.

Just thought I'd aknowledge and support Craigs' post above. Nice one Craig.

I had my Cystoscopy this morning and like the rest of you reading this now, I was very anxious. And, like most things, the thought of the actual event is often a lot worse than the procedure itself.

The procedure has been at the forefront of my mind the whole week, I hardly slept the night before (last night)

Arrived at the hospital, 'Checked in'.

Called shortly afterwards and escorted to another waiting room, this time however, was taken into a curtained cubacle where I was asked for my urine sample. My blood pressure was taken which was higher than normal (Anxious Reading I guess) was then told to change into the hospital gown and paper pants.

I was then told to take a seat in the waiting room, there were about 10 of us and I was told that I was 7th on the list and it was going to be a busy day, with 19 procedures planned.

I sat there and waited, struck up a conversation with an old gentleman next to me which kind of put me at ease a little as he had the procedure before. And, it did pass the time a bit more.

I was aware of the people (particularly the men) returning after the procedure which didn't seem to take long at all. They all seemed to be not too uncomfortable after the procedure.

I had a nervous pee pee beforehand as I knew I'd be called any minute. Indeed I was. I was anxious and the nurse could see this. She was brilliant.

She escorted me into the theatre, there were 4 members of staff in here 2 male and 2 female, My urologist was male and excellent.

I was told to lay on the 'bed' and to take my paper pants down to my ankles.

I was then told to lay back and 'relax'.

I had a nurse immediately to my right and she held my hand on my chest to reassure me, asking me if I had any holidays planned etc, etc, I knew what she was attempted to do and it worked to a certain extent. 

A screen went up so I couldn't see anything, then with the help of another nurse, they cleaned the appropriate area. 

The nurse to my right then said, I'd feel a sensation of liquid being injected into my urethra (penis tube).

I tried NOT to look at anything at all, but almost immediately after this, I could see the Urologist insert the scope.

They then fill you bladder with water, again no pain really just discomfort and the feeling you wanted to pee urgently, but you don't.

Here is where I'm going to reiterate what Craig has said. 

On a scale of 1-10 the discomfort was only around the '6' mark, which surprised me, there was a slight stinging sensation, but as Craig says, it was certainly no worst than getting soap (and felt exactly like this to me) up your 'Japs eye'.

The amazing thing was, it seemed like no time at all and the scope was slowly pulled out. 

I thought about every second of the procedure whilst undergoing the procedure... the pain level, how long it took to put the scope in, how long it was in the bladder for, and I can honestly say that it was no longer than 3 minutes, maximum. All done!

I walked out of theatre quite happy about the whole thing.

You then need to have a pee before you're allowed to go home.

I did have a pee within a minute of two and it did sting, I am now some 5 hours after the procedure and just had my 3rd pee since, this is the most painful part, as it is still stinging but not too bad.

I got to say at this point, the NHS staff, Urologist, Nurses are so amazing, I love those guys and girls.

That's it, I just wanted to write this post as it's within a few hours of having the procedure carried out and agree totally with what Craig has said already.

If I could give just one piece of advice it would be RELAX ! this I promise which make it so much easier.

Good luck all. and just  RELAX !

 

Just had a flexible cystoscopy 3 days ago. This had been a huge stress on me for the last 3 months. The actual procedure is easy and pain free. The worrying and uncertainty is the worst part. Actually no...The damn irritation from having been scoped is the worst. It amplified the irritation I was already having. It's only been 3 days but praying for relief soon. The doctor didn't prepare me for what the after result would be like. Had I known I'd be dealing with this much urethral irritation and discomfort I probably would have opted not to go forward with the procedure. He didn't even go into the bladder. He just checked the whole urethra.

A little back story...I've been dealing with urethra irritation and discomfort for the last 3 month. Blood and urine come back negative for infection. Microscopic blood seen in urine. Prostate is ok and so is PSA (1.9). Was on cipro for 19 days, then Ceftin for 14. Uro said symptoms overlap prostatitis and interstitial cystitis. But first uro never scoped me. He mentioned it and almost did it but then decided not to.

I was hospitalized 2 weeks ago for what turned out to be a viral infection. I had high fever, chills, and chest tightness, as well as the urethral irritation. The kept me because of high fever. Wanted to rule out bacterial infection. Saw a uro in the hospital. He checked prostate and said no prostatitis and unlikely that i have interstitial cystitis. He recommended I get a second opinion with another uro.

Im now on my 3rd urologist in 3 months. Still some microscopic blood in urine. This new uro scoped me and said no strictures or scaring in the urethra but did see some inflammation in the urethra. I'm 39 btw and have never had any urinary issues. He said he could only treat symptoms since there wasn't anything else there. Gave me script for valium to relax pelvic floor muscles. He said I could have non bacterial prostatitis as well.

He want's to follow up in 6 weeks. Not sure what will change in 6 weeks that hasn't changed in 3 months.

QUESTION... For those of you who have been scoped how long does the irritation last after the procedure? The initial sting/ burn was over after the first few pees, but the annoying irritation and discomfort throughout my urethra is just really uncomfortable. Does this really take 3-4 weeks?? How long did you have to abstain from sexual relations or ejaculating? I'm concerned about causing further irritation to my urethra.

I know stress and anxiety play a huge part in this but I'm just looking for some peace of mind.

Thanks.

Mikey

hi craig , im a 47 year old male , and am due to have a flexible  cystoscopy on the 11th of jan , ive read a lot of the comments on here , and most seem positive...i had a CT scan back in november of which my doctor has confirmed today that nothing sinister is going on , no kidney stones , no urethra damage or problems related to the urethra ,  bladder issues ,or blood in urine ... everything has basically come back negative , although i am still getting some  slight discomfort and burning problems at the end of the penis  when i initially wee in the morning , so , im sorta stuck in between the devil and the deep blue sea on wether i should go through with the procedure anyway ,   i know infections can occur ,and obviousely i dont want to come out with more problems than when i went in with ... but i read your initial post , and was wondering what your thoughts are on my dilemma , and what sort of symptoms you had initially ...thanks ..

Hey guys. Can't across your post last night and had the scope done this morning. Thank you putting my mind at ease. The burning when I pee kind of sucks but it certainly isn't the worst thing I've ever been though.