Anyone had a cystoscope and wants to share story from start to finish ?

I had to have a cystoscope, most embarrassing procedure of my life . The fact I had multiple females doing all the prep work, cleaning me , numbing my penis . I have a loose circumcision and they seemed annoyed as had to get a clamp to hold skin back when I got soft. They seems annoyed at my penis and the doctor was good , but the female nurses I swear where talking about my penis. Anyone had a cystoscope and wants to share story from start to finish ? Happy to answer any questions.

@Smurf7717 I had a totally different cystoscopy experience at a major clinic in my hometown. Yes, there were three women in the room (nurse, tech, recorder?) along with my urologist. The ladies were all older (50’s/60’s) and obviously very experienced. One of them did the critical numbing of my penis. Another was assisting the doctor. The third, was a sweet lady who actually hugged me and held my hand to keep me comfortable. She told me it was a very “uncomfortable” procedure and she would keep me relaxed. It was definitely uncomfortable, but nothing like a previous prostate biopsy I had! It took about 20 minutes and I got through it and did not feel embarrassed as my manhood was just hanging out for all the ladies to see. EVERYONE was VERY Professional.

I also had a cystoscopy a couple of months ago. I'd count it as extremely uncomfortable but...I survived. There was the male urologist and, as I recall, three female nurses who I'd figure for 30s or early 40s. They were kind, supportive and very professional. No complaints. No embarrassment.

I had one many years ago while in the military.

As I was set up for the procedure, I soon had empathy for women as I found myself in stirrups!

A technician numbed me up with a gel rubbed on my pubic area, . Luckily it was not a spinal. He commented “ Woukdn’t this be wonderful every morning before breakfast. !”’

Then the doctor came in and explained the procedure, and commenced, inserting the imaging probe into my urethra then into my bladder.

I had a condition ( microscopic hematuria) and they needed to check to assure I did not have bladder problems, viz: cancer. The procedure was soon over and the scope removed.

After the procedure the doctor said that as per my medical records despite having done three tours in Asia, I had no signs of a history of STDs, but the first time I passed urine after the procedure, I’d get an idea of what having the clap felt like! That proved true later that evening.

Long story made short. No issues found. But the microscopic hematuria sunk my military career. I had 8 years left to retirement and I was denied going back overseas . The reasons were based on $$$ not health. When my enlistment was up I got out, otherwise I would have done my final 8 “standing on my head” as one senior NCO told me. Wasn’t interested.

I was shocked as doctor hasn’t see my penis in years as physicals they don’t check anymore , for mine to be on display was new to me .

I had a cystoscope a couple weeks ago as a follow-up to bladder resection surgery last year. It was just the doctor and I in the room. I was draped, in the usual pelvic exam pose, and nude from the waist down. Doc lubed me up, took the scope and slipped it in with great enthusiasm. It was very uncomfortable. I remarked to the Doc that with that amount of discomfort I had a hard time imagining catheters being a fun part of the kink scene. He said he agreed, as he had seen what happens when catheter fun goes wrong. Doc looked around in my bladder, pronounced things as looking good, and withdrew the scope. The removal was about half as painful as the insertion. I can look forward to doing it again in three months.

The first one I had was a couple ago. My PCP referred me because I was having classic signs of BPH. After the initial exam by the urologist, (a very thorough genital exam, followed by a very deep DRE) she scheduled me for a scope the next week.

I arrive at the office as scheduled. 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 my ass up and inserts the transducer. After about 5 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 my back 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. (I did not watch the scope, nor did she ask me if I wanted to.) It took about a half hour and found the anterior lobe was somewhat enlarged, and the bladder neck was slightly thickened, 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 go see, and he examines me again and scheduled the procedure. (Instead of doing it in the office, he prefers the OR under general. Good thing, too because there was more bleeding than he anticipated.)

I had one about 18 months ago, prompted by some blood in my urine. Since it immediately raises red flags for bladder cancer it was done in the doctor’s office. The prep work was done by two male nurses, consisting of stretching my penis out with some clamps and squirting some lidocaine jelly (both intended to make inserting the scope a little easier). They covered me with a paper drape until the doctor, a woman I have seen for years, came in. She was careful not to remove the drape until the moment she started to insert the scope. Lidocaine or not, it burned like crazy. Fortunately the whole procedure lasts less than 5 minutes. Even more fortunately there were no bladder tumors. Eventually the diagnosis for the bleeding was kidney stones.

Not much fun but totally professional female nurse and MD. Brief pain and then it was over, you walk out of the office with all of this air escaping from your bladder.