Examination | Cystoscopy Experiences? 3/3

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Cystoscopy

I've read through the posts, I thought I'd share a real experience that gave me a perspective about being a patient.

I had to have a cystoscopy once. This is a procedure during which you bladder and urethra are examined with an instrument called a cystoscope. The instrument has a light and a fiber optic lens, and allows a view the lower part of the urinary tract.

After the experience a female friend said she had one and got IV medication for pain. I did not. It just shows all doctors are different. This is my experience.

I was about 36. I saw a little blood in my urine, so I made an appointment with a urologist. I thought I'd be in and out with a prescription. I waited in the exam room. The nurse came in for a chat then had me to give a urine sample.

I returned to the exam room and waited. The doctor came in and I explained my symptoms to him. He had me pull my pants down, he lubricated and inserted his finger inside me and massaged my prostate until fluid came out. He placed it on a slide. He had me clean up and left the room. I pulled my pants up, put on my coat and sat thinking it was all over.

He came back in and said I'll want to take a look inside.

Now, I did not fully appreciate what he meant by that. He left again and the nurse returned. She told me to come with her and I was taken to a procedure room. It had a table in the middle, monitors and lots of medical stuff. If I were playing doctor, I would have liked it. As the patient, I was nervous.

For the first time in my life I heard a nurse tell me, "take off your clothes, underwear too, put on this gown and wait here on the table."

I complied. As I removed my coat and tied, I realized I had said the same thing during medical play. Only now, I was a real patient. The room was cold, although I think part of it was nervousness.

I sat on the table and waited.

The nurse returned and said the doctor was going to scope me to take a look inside. Everyone was saying "look inside" and "scope" like it was not a big deal. I felt strange, but not fearful. I was told to recline on the table. That felt a bit strange.

The nurse was getting things ready. One wonders about those sounds when they cannot see everything.

The nurse positioned two leg crutches (like stirrups, but they cradle the legs not feet) and I got nervous.

"Scoot down."

I inched down. Each leg was guided into the stirrups. The gown covered me, but I felt so exposed.

The nurse lifted the gown and exposed my penis.

"I'm going to sterilize your penis." My penis was grabbed and swabbed. It was over pretty quick. Next the nurse picked up a syringe.

"I'm going to put xylocaine inside. It's going to feel cold, try to relax. If you tense up, it will not go as deep and you may feel more pain. So relax."

I said "okay."

My penis was firmly grasped. I felt the tip go inside. It was not too bad. Then the cold xylocaine entered. It was so cold. I tensed up.

"Relax," the nurse instructed.

"I'm trying."

I could feel the xylocaine come out of me. I knew this was not going to be good.

"You should begin to feel numb," the nurse said.

It burned a bit and I was numb, but I was soon to learn, not numb enough.

The nurse arranged a few things, left the room and shortly the doctor, the nurse and another nurse came in.

The doctor explained that he was going to look inside me with a scope that had a camera on the end. "You may feel some discomfort."

I stared at the ceiling and waited.

I felt a hand firmly grasp my penis.

"Relax, you're going to feel some pressure," he said and he pushed the scope inside.

It was tight. It was almost immediately painful. I was not that numb. I arched my back, my body tensed and a nurse grabbed my hand and said, "Just relax."

The scope was pushed deeper into me. I felt I pass over my prostate. It was strange. In another circumstance, it might have been pleasant.

When the scope got to the opening of the bladder, I was told to relax. I could not. It was pushed in and then that feeling of peeing. My body was so tense.

The doctor said, "I'm going to look around," and I felt the scope move painfully inside me.

"I'm going to fill you with water now," he warned.

I felt myself fill with cold water. Once again he moved the instrument inside me. It was intense.

It seemed like it was inside me for an hour. It was not.

He kept saying how well I was doing and "one more look around."

He allowed the liquid to drain from me.

He began to remove the scope. I felt it being pulled from my bladder and again, that strange, painful, almost pleasant feeling as it moved over my prostate. I felt that all over my body. Eventually the black scope was pulled out of me.

The equipment was moved, my legs removed from the crutches and the doc said everything looked fine. It was probably a small kidney stone.

All that, and everything was fine. I'll never forget that.

I also developed a good understanding for what my "patients" feel like during medical play.

n/a

I had a cystoscopy recently, I past blood in my urine, although scary and unnerving symptoms didn’t persist very long and following examinations all was clear and healthy.

The procedure itself was uncomfortable but rapid, from entering the room to leaving it was no more than 5 mins. I don’t remember much as I made a point of wanting to close my eyes and zone out. I do recall vividly my penis being grasped and three syringes of numbing agent being put inside me, this was painless, no time lapsed between the scope entry, this was a pressure sensation, the worst part was a sharp cramp I felt as it came through my prostate. Once in my bladder the irritation calmed down and it was ok.

I did experience several hours of severe discomfort in my urethra afterwards. It took 24hrs or so to settle.

Czorro

My experience was much different from everyone else's, or I didn't really have a Cystoscopy.

I had blood in my urine, went to my Dr. he happened to be on vacation, so I saw a PA who was very nice. She listened to me, then sent me off to have a CT scan of my bladder and all the other parts. After the results came back she said I should go see a urologist, which she referred me to.

I went to see him, had to fill out lots of paperwork, provide a urine sample and then talk to one of his nurses. She was fine. She asked questions, I provided the answers and then a while later the Dr. came in. We did the whole thing over again. I explained how I had blood in my urine, what I thought and the pain I had had and he said I most likely had a kidney stone. He knew about the CT scan and then said he wanted to look inside. He gave me a pill to take and had me move to a table that was much closer to the floor.

He instructed me to drop my pants and underwear, said he was going to run a scope up my urethra and look inside my bladder. He said I could watch the whole thing on a screen to my right, his left and that I could see what he saw. He then inserted the camera into my urethra, I don't remember any lube or any numbing jell on it, as it slid into my urethra I could see the inside and then it passed my prostrate. Into the bladder it went and I could see what he saw. Was different from what I thought it would look like. I didn't feel any pain, he looked all around then looked at my prostrate and said everything looked normal, checked high and low in my bladder and found nothing at all. He pulled the scope out and I hardly felt it as it came out. I felt no pain, nothing like any of you have described.I pulled my underwear up, my pants up and he said, well I will see you in about a year. There is nothing that he could see that was causing any trouble. He said that I most likely had a kidney stone and that it has passed and that is why I had the blood in my urine.

I don't remember if the nurse was in the room or not. Doesn't matter, She has seen all kinds of penises and so one more would bother her a bit.

I think he was inside my bladder for about 3 to 5 minutes, it was interesting to see what my bladder looked like inside.

The whole event was over and done with and I didn't feel any pain, I don't think any numbing jell was used and I didn't worry a bit about it.

I do know after reading this whole thread that my experience was far different from everyone else's . My experience was pleasant and enjoyable.

polipopette

Hi everyone!

Due to a mild case of hemospermia, I decided to consult my PCP, which redirected me to an urologist. She managed to get me an appointment 2 weeks later… which was this morning. After a quick exam, he told me he would like to do a cystoscopy. From what I’ve seen, in the US the urologist often perform the cystoscopy during the same appointment but it’s seems that´s not the case here as he scheduled me for July 1st.

i was wondering if peoples here had experiences with cystoscopies to shares here, and if it was normal for him to schedule me for it more than a month later.

Regards,

Poli

FredD

i was wondering if peoples here had experiences with cystoscopies to shares here, and if it was normal for him to schedule me for it more than a month later.

I've had 2 done - they both required a separate appointment. One was several weeks after the initial exam, the other was scheduled within a couple of days.

Here's the description of the latest one: https://en.zity.biz/index.php?mx=blog;ox=showpage;pg=5507

iamweasel2112

One of these may be in my future -- had a consultation with a urologist today regarding some issues Ive been having with sexual performance and urination -- I'm already on flowmax for an enlarged prostate as well -- but he recommended possibly getting a cytoscopy. He did say wait a month or two to see how things go, as it could also be my body still adjusting to certain medications (such as the flowmax, as well as others), but if I'm still having problems, to have them take a look just in case.

Norton

I had one about 10 years ago. It was performed by a male urologist with 2 assistants, one male and the other female. I got only a local anesthetic but while unpleasant the procedure was not excruciating. To casual observers it must make for an amusing sight: my entire groin was wrapped in sterile towels except for my dick sticking out in the middle.

Stevie7808

If you are having problems call again and tell him .Don't wait .. My doctor tells me the same thing ..I told her I don't want to be a guinea pig .Tell him that the medicineisnot working. .with all the medicine. Just do it to get to the bottom of it..Today I am going for a complete exam with her.. I am going to have a urodynamics exam and a cystoscopy ..I cant wait for it ..I love it .Maybe you to ..

Public Enema

I've had numerous cystocopies both rigid and flexible due to enlarged prostate issues. The first 2 were rigid at Kaiser. They looked like midevel torture devices, very long and very curved. My wife was watching the whole thing and commented about me being in stirrups for a change. I was naked from the waist down except for this rubber apron (?) the nurse fastened around my waist after well lubticating my anus.

There was a hole in the front for my penis & a condom-like piece that was placed against my anus & pushed inside.. she said it was used to help guide the scope.

The nurse squirted numbing gel up my penis .. a lot of it. I think she pushed some of it through my prostate because there was a sharp burning sensation from inside. She then put a clamp on my penis so it wouldn't dribble out. After about 10 min, the dr & 2 nurses (aides) vame back in. I had become erect so one of the nurses held a coldpack on my penis and scrotum and that deflated me right away. The cildpack was taped to my scrotum throughout the procedure (my wife thought that was funn). The dr proceeded to put that torture device in mewith one finger in my butt, another holding the scope and the nurse pulling my penis up and out. I don't know how the dr got it in but he did & then it was all over.

The next times we're with the flex scopes. It wasn't much different than getting a catheter. It was bigger than a cath though. A few times I had to ge scoped to get a catheter in because my prostate was so big. The dr put the sope in. Was very painful goingvthrough the prostate even with the gel.

He ran a wire up through my prostate and into my bladder. He pulled out the scope, leaving the wire, then threaded the catheter over the wire & into my bladder & then pulled the wire out. That was fun... not.

Annie2

Lost count on how many cystoscopies i have had and every other bladder test and pee test you can think of and use to go a few times a year for botox bladder injections , i did those awake zero drugs and they do tend to hurt and she would do 40 to 60 injections , i really should go back but i have gotten to lazy

jblasphemy17

The dr proceeded to put that torture device in me with one finger in my butt

@Public_Enema Was this done with the flex scopes as well or just the rigid scopes?

eneturk

Over the years I've had too many to count. The last one was 2 years ago. After awhile you get used to them. Not a big deal anymore. Having had 25+ Urological surgeries since age 6, it's just part of my life.

Public Enema

@jblasphemy17 No, I got the finger and stirrups were only with the rigid scopes.

The flexscopes were with me flat on the table

Dixon

I've had only one in my lifetime, 20+ years ago to investigate some issues I was having passing stones and some prostate symptoms. Pretty much by the book as others have described their procedures and seen in most YouTube videos. The exam room featured a large table whose backrest could be raised, stirrups, a u-shaped cutout at the foot approximately where my genitals would be during the exam, with a large receptacle below to catch water that I would pass in the normal course of the procedure.

I was given some antibiotic capsules to take. The nurse then instructed me to strip from the waist down and climb up on the table with my feet in the stirrups and my bottom extending over the cut-out above the receptacle. I expected to be seriously turned on by being exposed to the nurse, and her handling my penis as required to inject the local anesthetic into my urethra. Actually, I found myself to be completely flaccid and shrunk to a size I hadn't seen since age 5. I felt her grasp my penis, spread the opening of my urethra, insert the blunt tip of the syringe and the anesthetic going in.

Then we waited for the lidocaine to take effect. She said 10 minutes but it felt like longer, and I was worried that the numbing effect would wear off prematurely. There was a TV monitor that the doc and I could view to see the picture from the camera, which I rather enjoyed, it took my mind off what was happening to me. He showed me the scope, explained the procedure, an then grabbed the end of my penis, spread the opening and slipped the instrument into me. No pain until going past my prostate into my bladder. Before that just some mild stinging.

All this time warm water was being pumped into my bladder through the scope. I was told not to hold it in but rather let it drain out into the receptacle below, like one very prolonged urination. I enjoyed that feeling. It was fascinating to see the inside of my urethra and bladder on the TV monitor. The doc gave me a running commentary. Then it was time to withdraw. Again a little painful exiting past my prostate. Once out, I was told to lay there a bit while my bladder finished draining.

After effects:

For the next several days every urination felt like I was pissing razor blades, and there was some blood at first. It took about two weeks for the sensations of urination to return completely to normal. The results of the procedure were negative, no growths in the bladder or urethra, no stone fragments and no infection.

I've always been reluctant to experiment with catheters and sounds, largely due to the risk of infection from non-sterile settings and instruments. But I have to admit that thinking about slipping objects into my urethra turns me on a lot. I can't imagine what it would be like to become erect while there's a sound, for example, up inside me.

Polina

I have been suffering from a urinary tract infection about 3 times a year or even more often since I was 15 years old. When I was 17 or 18, I was referred for a cystoscopy to find out the cause of these frequent inflammations. Unfortunately, I was not able to see and feel the procedure itself, as I was under general anesthesia.

Here's what happened, In the morning I arrived at the clinic where I was scheduled to have the procedure done. I was taken to a hospital room, given a hospital gown, told to strip naked and wait. A robe could be worn. I took off my clothes. After a while a man came in and called himself an anesthesiologist. He asked me a couple questions and then told me to sit up in bed and unbutton my gown. I sat up, he started listening to my heart with a stethoscope, as he did so he used his hand to lift my left breast upward. Then a nurse came in and gave me an injection into my butt. It was probably an injection of some powerful tranquilizer because I immediately felt good and calm.

I was literally in nirvana when a male nurse came in with a gurney. It took me a long time to get on it, and he was pushing my butt to help me. When we got to the operating room the nurse moved me onto the table, spread my legs wide and set them in the holders. I distinctly remember him staring at my pussy. I lay like that with my legs spread wide open for about 15 minutes. There were some people walking around, looking at me and I at them. I didn't care about anything. Under the influence of this tranquilizer, I was like drunk and dizzy. Then two men approached me. One began to smear something cold on my pussy with a tampon, and the other was injecting some medicine into my vein. I was showing them with my hand that I wasn't asleep yet and not to start for now. And then I blacked out.

I woke up in the post-op observation room, I was naked, I had monitor stickers on me, I had a catheter in my pussy. There were some men lying in beds next to me. They were also naked. I felt terribly embarrassed.

Velociraptor

When I was 12 yo I had a procedure with a tubular instrument iserted through my urethra. I had got something that made my sleepy and surely something numbing in my urethra too. I slept most of the time, but woke up when they inserted it. I lifted my head and saw that it got inserted, but then immediately fell is sleep again. I was totally naked and lay with straight legs. I have a very blurred imagination that my legs were placed in stirrups and the instrument fully inserted thereafter.

From the same event I remember my anus and rectum being examined with a speculum, and a tubular instrument with my legs flexed up.

I got no explanation and afterwards I was too embarrassed to ask. I guess they perfromed a cystosopy and sigmoidiscopy. If my memory is right, the whole ordeal took 5 hours. I remember very well that my mother took me up to the room and followed me out.

It happened in a medical room at school apart from the normal office or the school nurse. I got the impression that all kids at the school was concerned about for whatever reason got this ordeal.

Since it took so long time, they surely checked a lot more, but these are the details I actually remember.

SAP

I got my 1st scope on 2 nd date more than 30 years ago, back then got IV martini and lidocaine lube, today same urologist scopes me and gets yelled at if he screen hogs, taking the tour I want to see it also !

polipopette

Going for a 2nd cysto on 08/23, still for the same issue. Will post an update if peoples are still interested after all the ones that have already been posted.

BenDover

Going for a 2nd cysto on 08/23, still for the same issue. Will post an update if peoples are still interested after all the ones that have already been posted.

We're always interested. Give us all the details!

DomGreekChi

I had a cystoscopy last week. I wrote a full report.

It started with a urine sample. I made sure to start and then stop so there would be extra pressure on my bladder. I figured it would make it a little more fun for me. Then I had to go into the exam room and the male nurse told me to strip from the waist down and lay down on the table. A few minutes later the doctor came in with the nurse again, and he pulled back the blue sheet that was covering me. He examined my cock and balls. I was probably half chubbed. Then he told me he was going to take the numbing lubricant and inserted the tip of the dispenser into my penis. The way he gripped it and pushed it in it kind of hurt. He didn't give it any time to work and he went straight to manipulating my cock and shoving the cystoscope in. He was not gentle. He pushed it right down my cock through my prostate, and I remember him telling me to breathe and relax. I tensed a bit and it hurt more. Then he told me he was entering the bladder and he just shoved it in. No pause or anything. He moved it around and turned it the whole time one hand on my cock one hand on the instrument. He said everything look fine and he removed it rather swiftly. Piss and sailing shot out of my dick as he removed it. He said everything looked fine and told me to get dressed patted me on the shoulder and both of them left.