Urologist Visit

In my early sixties before I retired I was a plumber at a college and started having to use every bathroom on campus I came upon . Checked to find urologist and found a female who had an opening. Went and she did normal evaluation tests said I had enlarged prostate . Put me on meds but wasn't happy with results and did more tests. Found out I had formed a ballon on side of bladder and it had expanded to hold large quantity of urine. She performed surgery on bladder and prostate at same time. All working fine . One of best doctors I have ever had.

I was 27 and went for a fertility evaluation. Male doctor (as you'd expect) but he did a fine genital examination, both on the exam table and standing. He also did a rectal exam and a prostate massage to check fluid for prostatitis, plus of course urine and semen analyses. I've had several other fertility and basic urology evaluations too but have not (yet) seen a urologist for more serious issues (e.g. cancer.) Hope I don't have to. That said, I wouldn't mind a urodynamic evaluation or a cystometrogram, especially with a female urologist and/or assistants.

I recently asked an internist I know about TURP's. I told her I was scared about the whirling blades. She put me a rest by telling me that now they use a laser scalpel, which cauterizes as it cuts. No post op bleeding, or massive clots, as with the old days. At Ohio State Univ. hospital, they now have robotic surgery to do TURP's.

It is looking like I'll have to have this done by the end of this year. I sure am glad that medical technology has improved so much. I hear that post op hospital time in minimal. They send you home with a Foley and collection bag. (I've had this done before when I had a malignant bladder tumor removed). Went home same day.

I was 60--I had erectile dysfunction. I chose a female for may first visit--sadly, she did not know much about ED, so I ended up going to a male who specialized in ED. He did some incredibly erotic tests on my penis!!!

I was 31, i was having weak urine stream, pelvic pain, burning during urination. The doctor was male in his mid 40's, he performed full genital exam including a rectal exam. Which was uncomfortable, until he pressed down on the prostate which was terribly painful. He stated the prostate size was a 2+ and it was boggy, I was informed it was most likely prostatitis & was proscribe a antibiotic for 8 weeks.

Mine was 27. I had to take advice about my foreskin problem.He was kind person. He asked much about my problem and did some genital test.Finally he recommended a surgery for me.

My first visit to a urologist happened when I was 66; I had been referred by my PCP for a PSA number that had reached 4.2.

During the initial visit, the doctor did a DRE on my prostate and he really pressed during his evaluation such that I walked out of the office feeling like his finger was still pressing on the target.

The outcome of the initial visit was a schedule for a cystoscopy to be followed a day later by a prostate biopsy. The cystoscopy showed no bladder issues so the next day I had ten prostate biopsies taken. I waited about two weeks before I got a call from the doctor that all my biopsies had come back negative. On my next PSA check, the number had dropped to 2.8 .

I was about 60 my first visit, and I had erectile dysfunction. I have been going regularly now and have had some very erotic tests and exams!

I had frequent bladder infections as a kid, and they continued again when I was around 30. Went to a urologist then. I went through two different cystoscopies: both done as an outpatient at that time. First time, I totally undressed and put an open to the back gown on, had an IV put in and walked to the OR. Nurses had me lie down on the surgical table and slide to a particular spot on there. They untied my gown in the back and just covered me with it, covered the top of me with the green surgical drapes, and attached knee/leg rests on the sides of the table. One nurse on each side lifted my legs onto the knee rests, adjusting them outward to where they should be and then putting the drapes around my legs. That left one uncovered part of me. Yep. Hey, is there a draft in here? One of the nurses went to work between my legs with the orange betadine stuff, and a young man gave me a little sedation to relax me. More drapes (still a little drafty), and now there are at least four or five medical people there, and the doc makes six. He asks me how I'm doing and takes a seat at the end of the table between my legs. I can feel gloved fingers and there are conversations going on but I am just whoozy enough not to get much of it. The doc is telling me they are going to fill my bladder with air and when it is too much I should just bear down. It starts to actually hurt and I bear down as much as I can. More conversations and something colder and harder goes in me. He's starting the scope procedure now, Jen, a nurse tells me. I can feel more hard metal, but in my urethra this time. Sounds, I guess, which was a little uncomfortable but didn't hurt. Now a cystoscope. I could feel movement and a hand on the outside of my abdomen. Doc was looking through an eye piece and others at a screen. Low voices and a rustling of paper, then a sharp, quick pain from my lower belly. Biopsies, I guess. Someone asking me if I'm doing okay. The young guy must've turned up the juice a little because now I was in and out. A few more pinches but less pain, more pressure. I'm awake, kind of, the doctor is gone, another nurse is back at the end of the table, wiping me with something, and before I know it, I am in Recovery with a couple of the nurses. Lots of scar tissue I am told before I leave. Doc did some scraping or something and I am bleeding a little but it should subside in a day or so. Peeing stings like a son of a gun at first, but as promised, it gets better each day. So much for my first cystoscopy!

I had my first visit to a Urologist about 20 years ago. I had a high PSA reading on my physical. He checked me out and said I was getting old. No problem to worry about.

Now two years ago I had some back pain, then blood in my urine. Went to the Dr. I got a CAT scan and then off to a Urologist. More samples, results of the CAT scan were no kidney stones, but now I go see him each year. The first visit he took all the info and then I sat on a low table, he had me take a pill and then checked my bladder. He put some lube in my penis, then a scope to look inside. Down the urethra we went, then the prostate, then the bladder. It was all on a small monitor and I could see just what he was seeing. It felt good to me. Was interesting to see what my bladder looked like, what the prostrate looked like and the urethra looked like.

I was hoping that this year's visit would be the same, but that didn't happen. I am having some bladder issues, I asked about a catheter, he was discouraging about that being the solution. Gave me a drug to help me from peeing my pants. I get the indication I need to go, then before I get to the bathroom, I am peeing. No real control. The drug seemed to work, but the side effects were worse. Dry mouth, I was getting up at night to drink more than what I was doing to go to the bathroom. Dry eyes, other side effects, so I quit taking the drug. So this year I will go back for my check up and I will push for the use of a catheter. Solves lots of problems for me and not another drug.

I am now an old man.

I'm gettting up there in age, and have not had to go to a urologist yet. My family doctor has been treating me for prostate issues. I had asked about a catheter recently to keep things opened rather than meds. and was told the side effects and risks of a catheter are not a good idea. I sure would like to try but was not given the chance.