Prostate Ultrasound questions

Hi all,

Scheduled for a prostate ultrasound this Friday. Can anyone give me the scoop on what this procedure is like. I've had about 30 colonoscopies since '79 due to Crohn's disease, but this procedure is new to me.

Both my GI doc & Urologist say the prostate feels fine, but several PSA's showed a constantly changing & slightly elevated levels.

I told the Urologist I would substitute 2 bag enemas for the two fleets he wanted me to take and that was ok with him.

Thanks,

Vapor

This is nothing compared to a colonoscopy. The insert a transducer into the rectum just high enough to start "pinging" the anterior rectal wall and the prostate behind the wall. They get a pretty good picture of the gland from the bouncing sound waves. The real nice part is that they keep moving the transducer in and out and twisting it to get more pictures of more of the prostate. It's kind of like you're getting screwed with the tip. The tech. who does this is usually a female, so if you are lucky you could get a nice looking lady. They really only need the rectum empty, so 2 bag enemas is overkill. The Urologists I know only require one Fleet in the A.M. before the procedure. Enjoy!

My prostate gland felt "normal" on digital examination. That caused my dr to believe my growing PSA numbers were "false/positive" readings. It took REAL PAIN developing to have a Urologist do a "biopsy" of the gland. That found a very agressive stage three, almost four cancer. The Urologist asked only that I do one fleet a couple hours before this exam. No, I am not confusing a biopsy with an ultrasound. If you should need a biopsy, be prepared for a very uncomfortable exam, and it wil leave you very messy. A Nurse was present, but the doc did the actual exam. Walt

I've had lots of rectal temps taken after surgeries when I am still a bit sleepy. Never had a Nurse do a digital vheck before insertion of the thermometer. Walt

My experience has been a ultra sound and biopsy at the same time. The biopsy leaves u with bood in your urine for a few days and bloody seamen for about four weeks. I have had two awake and two asleep.