Guest guest Posted January 31, 2006 Report Posted January 31, 2006 Jan, I have had several cystoscopy's. Like you, I just feel like that orifice should be left alone. My cystoscopy's were a 10 on the pain scale as I have interstitial cystitis (which I think you do too) and my urethra is always inflamed and took 3 days to recover from. Every time I peed I hit the ceiling. One dr. liked to perform a urethral dilation every 3 months....I ran like crazy as they hurt me as bad as a cystoscopy. Alien Abduction? OT I have never been abducted by aliens, but I had an experience today that was not unlike a close encounter of the fourth kind, you know the one that involves hideous experiments on your limp but not lifeless body. . . . I lay supine on a table with what used to be my private parts-they are now "public parts" after today-being inspected and probed by three beings, ostensibly a doctor and two nurses, all at one time. I think it was really two Greys and a Reptilian. The Reptilian explained the pain scale to me. 0 is no pain. 10 is torture by Saddam Hussein. He then said, "This procedure is a 2." Well, it was more like a 4 or 5, and that was with a numbing gel. I screamed out numbers like curses as he invaded an orifice that is not used to getting any attention at all. When he finally withdrew his instrument of torture, he said, "Everything looks lovely. There is nothing wrong with your bladder." I vow not to ever have a cystoscopy again any time soon. . . . . What are the most popular cars? Find out at Yahoo! Autos Quote
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2006 Report Posted January 31, 2006 AAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!! You have all my sympathies. Sara > > I have never been abducted by aliens, but I had an experience today that was not unlike a close encounter of the fourth kind, you know the one that involves hideous experiments on your limp but not lifeless body. . . . > > I lay supine on a table with what used to be my private parts- they are now " public parts " after today-being inspected and probed by three beings, ostensibly a doctor and two nurses, all at one time. I think it was really two Greys and a Reptilian. The Reptilian explained the pain scale to me. 0 is no pain. 10 is torture by Saddam Hussein. He then said, " This procedure is a 2. " Well, it was more like a 4 or 5, and that was with a numbing gel. I screamed out numbers like curses as he invaded an orifice that is not used to getting any attention at all. > > When he finally withdrew his instrument of torture, he said, " Everything looks lovely. There is nothing wrong with your bladder. " > > I vow not to ever have a cystoscopy again any time soon. . . . . > > > --------------------------------- > > What are the most popular cars? Find out at Yahoo! Autos > Quote
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2006 Report Posted January 31, 2006 OMG, sounds like your urologist belongs to the same satanic organization that mine did! EVERYtime I complained about not being able to let go of the urine, he did one of these torture things on me. I told him the last time (yrs ago) that he would not be doing that any more and was there anything else. He told me "When this fails, then there is surgery." ly, I don't think there was a surgery then, except for the kind that has a tube running out your side. Now I think there is (in modern times, lol). Trouble is, I don't think I could afford to take the time off from my job that it requires to recover from it. I lift people several times a night and into the morning. This probably hasn't helped keep the thing in place either, plus the muscle and tendon-ligament damage from thyroid disease and 4 babies, altogether. Re: Alien Abduction? OT Jan, I have had several cystoscopy's. Like you, I just feel like that orifice should be left alone. My cystoscopy's were a 10 on the pain scale as I have interstitial cystitis (which I think you do too) and my urethra is always inflamed and took 3 days to recover from. Every time I peed I hit the ceiling. One dr. liked to perform a urethral dilation every 3 months....I ran like crazy as they hurt me as bad as a cystoscopy. Quote
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2006 Report Posted January 31, 2006 Jan, for what it is worth, about 12 years ago, I was having frequent bladder infections or they would just find blood in the urine (I could not see it). The urologist ordered an IVP... they filled my bladder with some fluid filled with dye and watched my system as it voided. (Have you ever had to pee on command as a group of folks watched... and you have to pee on the table you are laying on?) Well, they could not find anything and said that some people just have blood in their urine. That was not much comfort to me, but after that, no one has mentioned the blood in urine again. I was on a lot of other meds at the time, so maybe one of those meds caused it? -Ruth --- Jan wrote: > I do not have interstitial cystitis. But the URO > does not know what is causing the blood in my urine. > Next month, I see my new GYNO. Maybe he will have > some idea what is going on with me. > > Cauley wrote: > Jan, > > I have had several cystoscopy's. Like you, I just > feel like that orifice should be left alone. My > cystoscopy's were a 10 on the pain scale as I have > interstitial cystitis (which I think you do too) and > my urethra is always inflamed and took 3 days to > recover from. Every time I peed I hit the ceiling. > One dr. liked to perform a urethral dilation every 3 > months....I ran like crazy as they hurt me as bad as > a cystoscopy. > > > Alien Abduction? > OT > > > I have never been abducted by aliens, but I had an > experience today that was not unlike a close > encounter of the fourth kind, you know the one that > involves hideous experiments on your limp but not > lifeless body. . . . > > I lay supine on a table with what used to be my > private parts-they are now " public parts " after > today-being inspected and probed by three beings, > ostensibly a doctor and two nurses, all at one time. > I think it was really two Greys and a Reptilian. The > Reptilian explained the pain scale to me. 0 is no > pain. 10 is torture by Saddam Hussein. He then said, > " This procedure is a 2. " Well, it was more like a 4 > or 5, and that was with a numbing gel. I screamed > out numbers like curses as he invaded an orifice > that is not used to getting any attention at all. > > When he finally withdrew his instrument of > torture, he said, " Everything looks lovely. There is > nothing wrong with your bladder. " > > I vow not to ever have a cystoscopy again any time > soon. . . . . > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > With a free 1 GB, there's more in store with Yahoo! Mail. __________________________________________________ Quote
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2006 Report Posted January 31, 2006 I had a cystoscopy many years ago due to recurrent kidney infections. When I went back to my internist he asked if I was still having any problems. My answer: " No. And if I was I would lie about it, because I am not doing that ever again. " > > I have never been abducted by aliens, but I had an experience today that was not unlike a close encounter of the fourth kind, you know the one that involves hideous experiments on your limp but not lifeless body. . . . > > I lay supine on a table with what used to be my private parts-they are now " public parts " after today-being inspected and probed by three beings, ostensibly a doctor and two nurses, all at one time. I think it was really two Greys and a Reptilian. The Reptilian explained the pain scale to me. 0 is no pain. 10 is torture by Saddam Hussein. He then said, " This procedure is a 2. " Well, it was more like a 4 or 5, and that was with a numbing gel. I screamed out numbers like curses as he invaded an orifice that is not used to getting any attention at all. > > When he finally withdrew his instrument of torture, he said, " Everything looks lovely. There is nothing wrong with your bladder. " > > I vow not to ever have a cystoscopy again any time soon. . . . . > > > --------------------------------- > > What are the most popular cars? Find out at Yahoo! Autos > Quote
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2006 Report Posted January 31, 2006 I'm now curious to know which drugs are used to actually change the size and shape and bend of a woman's urethra, since this is a urinary stricture that I've had all these yrs. The standard drugs used now for just keeping a woman from having the urge to go are dangerous for me, since the problem is that the urine cannot be released but little and often. It's sort of a stenosis or shape change of the inside of the little urethra. Do you know the names of any of these drugs? No, I'm not going to self treat on THIS one, it could be a killer to do that, but I would like to know that if I do go to a urologist, he's going to hold out more hope than the former. Re: Alien Abduction? OT My URO says that dilation of the urethra is no longer done for this purpose. They actually have drugs now that help with urine retention. The procedure that I had was strictly diagnostic. An endoscope was inserted so that the doc could view the lining of the bladder. Quote
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2006 Report Posted January 31, 2006 One of the Greys did insert some numbing gel. Strangely enough this cystoscopy hurt worse than the one I had done 25 years ago without the gel (because the nurse who was supposed to put it in failed to do so). I think the difference is my age and lack of flexibility of the tissues. Laurie wrote: OWIE!!! You had a cystoscopy with no anesthesia?! I would have slapped someone after they finished! I have had one catheter put in with no anesthesia and it hurt so bad that I fainted, and another time a urologist stuck a fat camera halfway in to look at a vag cyst on my urethra. OUCH.Jan wrote: I have never been abducted by aliens, but I had an experience today that was not unlike a close encounter of the fourth kind, you know the one that involves hideous experiments on your limp but not lifeless body. . . . I lay supine on a table with what used to be my private parts-they are now "public parts" after today-being inspected and probed by three beings, ostensibly a doctor and two nurses, all at one time. I think it was really two Greys and a Reptilian. The Reptilian explained the pain scale to me. 0 is no pain. 10 is torture by Saddam Hussein. He then said, "This procedure is a 2." Well, it was more like a 4 or 5, and that was with a numbing gel. I screamed out numbers like curses as he invaded an orifice that is not used to getting any attention at all. When he finally withdrew his instrument of torture, he said, "Everything looks lovely. There is nothing wrong with your bladder." I vow not to ever have a cystoscopy again any time soon. . . . . What are the most popular cars? Find out at Yahoo! Autos Quote
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2006 Report Posted January 31, 2006 OW! I'm going to add that one to my list of no thanks, doc. Couldn't they have knocked you out for that? nw > > I have never been abducted by aliens, but I had an experience today that was not unlike a close encounter of the fourth kind, you know the one that involves hideous experiments on your limp but not lifeless body. . . . > Quote
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 I just talked to friend of mine at church who had blood in her urine as a result of not drinking enough water. I think I will try increasing the H2O.Ruth wrote: Jan, for what it is worth, about 12 years ago, I washaving frequent bladder infections or they would justfind blood in the urine (I could not see it). Theurologist ordered an IVP... they filled my bladderwith some fluid filled with dye and watched my systemas it voided. (Have you ever had to pee on command asa group of folks watched... and you have to pee on thetable you are laying on?) Well, they could not findanything and said that some people just have blood intheir urine. That was not much comfort to me, butafter that, no one has mentioned the blood in urineagain. I was on a lot of other meds at the time, somaybe one of those meds caused it?-Ruth Bring words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. Quote
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 , I took Elmiron and Detrol LA for my IC, or inflammation of bladder and urethra. It helped a lot. Now, I am off, trying for baby, so I take Uristat whenever it bothers me too much. I also avoid caffeine and acidic foods. My nutritionist has me on something called ClearTrac and some other kind of drops (all natural products) that are supposed to decrease irritation, but haven't noticed any help yet. Re: Alien Abduction? OT I'm now curious to know which drugs are used to actually change the size and shape and bend of a woman's urethra, since this is a urinary stricture that I've had all these yrs. The standard drugs used now for just keeping a woman from having the urge to go are dangerous for me, since the problem is that the urine cannot be released but little and often. It's sort of a stenosis or shape change of the inside of the little urethra. Do you know the names of any of these drugs? No, I'm not going to self treat on THIS one, it could be a killer to do that, but I would like to know that if I do go to a urologist, he's going to hold out more hope than the former. Quote
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 I have Usept, which is a generic for Urised. I also took a quarter dose of some hydrocodone APAP that I had left from my last two surgeries. Here are the ingredients: Drug Information For: URISED TABLETS Ingredient Name: ATROPINE (A-troe-peen), HYOSCYAMINE (hye-oh-SYE-a-meen), METHENAMINE (meth-EN-a-meen), METHYLENE (METH-i-leen) BLUE, PHENYL SALICYLATE (FEN-ill sa-LI-si-late), and BENZOIC ACID (ben-ZOE-ik AS-id) Drug Manufacturer: POLYMEDICA PHARMACEUTICALS Common Uses: This medicine is an antispasmodic, urinary anti-infective, and analgesic combination used to treat the discomfort of certain types of urinary tract infections or diagnostic procedures. > AAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!> > You have all my sympathies.> > Sara Quote
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 I talked to a friend of mine this morning who is a nurse. She said that she had blood in her urine and recurrent UTIs at one time because she did not drink enough water. That should have been the first piece of info I was given, not the last. . . .Needless to say, I will try drinking more water. > I had a cystoscopy many years ago due to recurrent kidney infections.> When I went back to my internist he asked if I was still having any> problems. My answer: "No. And if I was I would lie about it, because> I am not doing that ever again." Quote
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2006 Report Posted February 3, 2006 No, I do not know any names, nor do I know how well they work. wrote: I'm now curious to know which drugs are used to actually change the size and shape and bend of a woman's urethra, since this is a urinary stricture that I've had all these yrs. The standard drugs used now for just keeping a woman from having the urge to go are dangerous for me, since the problem is that the urine cannot be released but little and often. It's sort of a stenosis or shape change of the inside of the little urethra. Do you know the names of any of these drugs? No, I'm not going to self treat on THIS one, it could be a killer to do that, but I would like to know that if I do go to a urologist, he's going to hold out more hope than the former. Re: Alien Abduction? OT My URO says that dilation of the urethra is no longer done for this purpose. They actually have drugs now that help with urine retention. The procedure that I had was strictly diagnostic. An endoscope was inserted so that the doc could view the lining of the bladder. Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! Quote
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2006 Report Posted February 3, 2006 The bladder has T3 and estrogen receptors. While I never had a diagnosis of IC, I did have irritable bladder until I got on Armour and bio-identical estrogens. Cauley wrote: , I took Elmiron and Detrol LA for my IC, or inflammation of bladder and urethra. It helped a lot. Now, I am off, trying for baby, so I take Uristat whenever it bothers me too much. I also avoid caffeine and acidic foods. My nutritionist has me on something called ClearTrac and some other kind of drops (all natural products) that are supposed to decrease irritation, but haven't noticed any help yet. Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! Quote
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2006 Report Posted February 4, 2006 That is very interesting to me because I have noticed my urethera is much happier since I have been on the estrogen and other hormones. I have had trouble with my urethera since young adulthood and was surprised to see an improvement. I don't know precisely the connection but can think of several possibilities. M.Jan wrote: The bladder has T3 and estrogen receptors. While I never had a diagnosis of IC, I did have irritable bladder until I got on Armour and bio-identical estrogens. Cauley wrote: , I took Elmiron and Detrol LA for my IC, or inflammation of bladder and urethra. It helped a lot. Now, I am off, trying for baby, so I take Uristat whenever it bothers me too much. I also avoid caffeine and acidic foods. My nutritionist has me on something called ClearTrac and some other kind of drops (all natural products) that are supposed to decrease irritation, but haven't noticed any help yet. Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! Quote
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2006 Report Posted February 6, 2006 So that explains why a urologist once prescribed an estrogen cream for me. Hmmmmm ... , > Quote
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