When did you first visit a urologist

When did you first see a urologist? What was the visit for? How did it go and what happened there?

Mine was at 11. I was referred by my pediatrician to evaluate if I needed to be circumcised.

When I came in the doctor told me to undress from the waist down and hop on his exam table. He extensively examined my penis and retracted the foreskin as far as he could. In the end also my testicles where checked on before he performed an ultrasound of my kidneys, bladder and genitals.

In my early 30s. Got checked out for a vericocele. Eventually had surgery to treat it.

My first visit was only a couple years ago, been having problems relating to an enlarged prostate, got a cystoscopy last winter to check it.

Maybe 30 years ago. Complained to my PCP about difficulty achieving or delayed ejaculations during intercourse. Sent me to a urologist who did a long DRE. He told me to focus harder and concentrate.

Three years ago at age 73. Scheduled a CT scan, outpatient cystiscope and a biopsy. Biopsy came back positive for penile cancer. I was then referred to a specialist.

I was about 22 years old and been having bouts of prostatitis with lots of pain, it would come and go, clear up and come back, so he said the Pro needs to figure it out. The doc did a rectal exam on me and said all was ok just needed the right antibiotic. Then as I was leaving he said if i had blood in my urine he'd have done a cystoscopy but i was clear.

Now i'm seeing one this Thursday because my PSA went from 4.2 last year to 5.7 this year on a blood test last week! :O My PCP insists I be seen again by the Urologist because last time I increased about 3 years ago he did a prostate biopsy and said there were "undetermined cells" in there and we need to monitor. I'm relaxed though because I did a little Google Research and typed in "what would make a PSA test dramatically increase". Most of the answers were cancer. 😢

However, every one had one entry at the bottom of the page that said, "ejaculating before the blood test can significantly increase the results!" :O Huh? NO doctor has EVER told me that! So now I know I ejaculated at Noon, and then had the blood draw at 3:30pm that same day. The page said if you do ejaculate you need to wait at least 48 hours minimum before getting the test. 😢

So i'm thinking my results may be skewed and will ask the Uro that when I see him, maybe get a retake and see before jumping to conclusions. I've decided yesterday was my last cum and i'm not going to cum at all until after the Thursday test. One day down, three more to go! But how about that! Like I said NOBODY ever told me not to jerk off before a blood test. Now i'm wondering if we've been "chasing the numbers" and not really getting anything accurate these past checks. Go figure.

I've been going to the urologist every six months for 10 years. I have an enlarged prostate and I do PSA tests and ultrasounds.

In 1997 I visited a urologist after experiencing blood in my urine. After a diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma I had a radical right nephrectomy.

I turned 61 and moved my PCP from the VA to the civilian world because, logistically, it made sense. (Also, I never thought the VA wasn't as thorough as I liked.) Went in for my physical. I have a history of non-bacterial prostatitis and epididymitis. I was also having LUTS. She referred me to Urology.

Made the appointment with the urologist. Went in and first thing they did was take a urine sample. Doctor comes into the room, and we discuss my issues. BPH was the immediate thought due to age and symptoms, although PSA was normal. She had me strip from the waist down and did a thorough genital exam (Including retracting my foreskin and checking the opening) followed by a very deep DRE. She decided I needed a cystoscope. Made the appointment and came back the next week.

She comes in and we talk about how my symptoms were doing, and she explained the procedure. First, she sent me down the hall for a TRUS. I go down, the tech checks the order and tells me to lay down on my left side, pull my pants and underwear to my ankles, and pull my knees to my chest. He then lubes me up and inserts the transducer. After about 5 or 10 minutes of him moving the transducer and taking pictures, he pulls it out, hands me some tissues and tells me to get dressed and go back to the doctor.

I get back to the room and the doctor comes in with the results and goes over them. Then she tells me to strip from the waist down, lie on the table and she steps out. I do as I'm told, and the nurse, who is still in the room preparing the instruments, drapes me. Doctor comes in, grabs my penis, pulls back my foreskin, covers the head with betadine (or whatever they use now) and injects my urethra with lidocaine. (No pain, but pressure as she does the scope.) After a couple minutes, she has me put my feet flat on the table (still holding on to me) and to spread my legs. She runs the scope down my penis. It took about a half hour and found the anterior lobe was somewhat enlarged and recommended a TURP "just to shave a little off" and also told me about the Urolift procedure. I mulled it over and decided to go with the Urolift, so she recommended me to a colleague since she was not trained in the Urolift, who I then see, and he examines me again and scheduled the procedure. (Another story for another day) My new PCP just sent him a new referral. I'm due for my one-year follow up and I'm still having some symptoms. Might be something else going on. (I made some minor edits, mostly grammar and correcting some small points like dates since I got more accurate information after I saw my PCP.)

I saw an urologist for exams to increase my fertility. I had an echo made of my testicles, where a vericose vein was found. The urologist did remove this vericose vein. They said this vericose vein could make the temperature in the testicles to high that would be negative for fertility....

That was my only experiene with an urulogist.

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About 15 years ago, when I was in my mid 50s, it was becoming more and more difficult to empty my bladder so my primary-care physician sent me to a urologist who said I had an enlarged prostate.

Always wanting to leave surgery as the last course of action, the urologist prescribed Flomax (brand name for tamsulosin) to help make it easier to empty my bladder. Five years later, with further enlargement of that pesky gland, the urologist said it was time for surgery so he performed a TURP (TransUrethral Resection of the Prostate, or prostate-reduction surgery).

After the outpatient surgery, I went home with a catheter and a week later it was removed. I subsequently got a bladder infection, my temperature reached 104.2 degrees Fahrenheit (401 degrees Centigrade), and the surgeon admitted me to the hospital where the infection went into the bloodstream and I very quickly had sepsis.

In the previous five years, my wife's mom had died of sepsis, my wife's aunt had died of sepsis, and my wife's dad's second wife had nearly died of sepsis so my wife was quite concerned with my condition. I was in the hospital for three days and it was the worst three days of my life. It felt like every cell in my body was dying. A few months later, I gave that description to my physical medicine specialist and he tipped his head to the side as he thought for a moment and then he said, "That's actually a fairly accurate description of sepsis because every minute your heart was pumping your infected blood to every single cell in your body."

Those three days in the hospital were worse than any and all of the many surgeries I've undergone, including the sometimes difficult and painful recoveries.

The only positive thing that came from nearly dying of sepsis was my near-death experience. Suffice it to say that following that experience, I have no fear of death. In fact, I look forward to it. Not that I'm going to do anything to hasten its onset, but there's nothing to fear and everything to look forward to. Just saying.

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I've never visited a urologist. Not yet anyway.

One for sure was when I worked for the govt. ( civilian) I was seen by a urologist and his student doctor.

I think too in the military, many years back.

About two months ago. I made an appointment because I tend to no matter what dribble a little after peeing. When I called they actually gave me an appointment with the doctor I was going to ask for because I wanted a female Dr.

As for the exam, I was asked to give a urine sample from the check in desk. I was taken back and the nurse did a bladder scan. She then came in and talked to me and had me pee again. Then had the nurse scan me again. Then returned and we talked some more leading to her basically giving me the option to have my prostate examined. I think I surprised her when I opted too. She had me stand up lower my pants examined my penis and testicles, then told me to bend over the table or lay on my side, I just choose to bend over, she spread my cheeks told me I was gonna feel cold and wet and some pressure. She touched my anus and inserted her finger swept my prostate 4/5 times and withdrew her finger. I stood up turned back around and she handed me tissues and talked to me while I wiped and pulled up my pants.

My First visit was with 22 because of a rash as well as concerns about a short frenulum. The doctor was very friendly. He performed the exam while i was lying down and checked my penis with the foreskin retractability as well as my scrotum. Afterwards he said there was no need for a special medical or surgical treatment and I got dressed again. It was no big deal at all but i have to admit that i was nervous before the exam.

I was circumcised as a baby but I don't remember that time, if it was done by a urologist back in the 50's. It was probably about when I was 40 and having urinary urge issues when I saw an older urologist. He prescribed several different medicines, that didn't help. Finally he said that he was from the old school and prescribed old fashioned prostate massage. So I saw him weekly for I think 6 weeks for a session of prostate massage. It worked, for a while. About 10 years later, the same issue arises, but the insurance company I had at the time made me go to a different urologist 45 miles away. He gave me a test that to this day is one of the most painful procedures I have ever had. It was called a KA test because they put Potassium through a tube directly into the bladder. Normal people do not notice anything different from the saline solution they put in first. People with Interstitial Cystitis DO notice the difference. More drugs which worked for a while. The issue has returned so I am seeing another urology nurse this time so will see what she comes up with.

I was 14. I was having trouble with excessive urination (probably due to extreme stress at school) and my parents took me to the urologist my grandfather went to. He had a practice in his house. I remember lying in what felt like a dining room having a bladder ultrasound with my pants and underwear pulled down and my mom watching in from behind my head. Obviously he found nothing wrong and I still had to go to the bathroom after every class without fail and was usually late to the next class because of it. Moral of story: High school sucks.

My first visit was after a spermatocele was found on my right testicle and it was near my spermatic cords so my doctor at the time had me see a fertility specialist because I wasn't sure if I wanted more children in my 40s. My sperm count was found to be on the lower side so I was then referred to a urologist and he did a vasoscopy and said I should have the cyst removed. This was a country doctor and his wife was his assistant and that was probably the only embarrassing part is she got me prepped and then was in the room during the vasoscopy.

It was about 15 years ago because of elevated PSA readings. Three separate prostate biopsies would follow, all negative. False positives make the PSA test problematic but I got the best news I could hope for - no cancer - so I’m not complaining.

About 20+ years ago.... I had a broken blood vessel n my bladder..... They filled my bladder with sterile water and inserted a fiber-optic cystoscope. The Doc used the camera to locate and diagnose the problem and then inserted a wire to cauterize the break in the bood vessel with electrocautery. I could feel a sharp tingle with each zap. They removed the fiber-optic cystoscope and with much relief I expelled all of the water.

In my early 40’s for kidney stones, a recurring issue for me. I’ve been good for about 7 years now. Over the years I’ve had urine tests, ultrasounds, cystoscopies, and MRIs.

In my early 40’s for kidney stones, a recurring issue for me. I’ve been good for about 7 years now. Over the years I’ve had urine tests, ultrasounds, cystoscopies, and MRIs.

@Nurse_Phillips That's good you've been clear for awhile now. Do you have a high Uric acid content?

@Mike45 no, I was on Topamax for Migraines and they're a known cause especially when paired with SSRIs. I got off the Topamax and all good.

@Nurse_Phillips Glad you got to the root of the problem! 👍

@mike45 took way too long and it was my gynecologist who made the connection.