Guest guest Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 Debra, Thank you so much for your help. You really did a great job of easing my fears and concerns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 Hey , I just want you to relax about the cysto...I have been a kidney patient for 30 years because of stones, infections, and problems and I was a urology nurse for seven years so I can help from both angles. Most doctors doing an office, awake cysto will fill your bladder with Lidocaine jelly using a syringe looking thing with a soft rounded tip and possibly some sterile saline...the bladder is then nice and rounded and totally visible instead of being shriveled like a balloon that has lost it's air. The Lidocaine doesn't last long so you don't have to worry about delayed sensation later in the day. If you have an adverse reaction to the Lidocaine then it is totally possible to do this without it. Some doctors will suck the fluid out while the scope is still in place, some have you urinate when finished. I never had a problem with any burning later in the day. There are persons with IC that do have pain/burning all the time because their bladders are hypersensitive and they usually complained of even a little cramping during the procedure. Women are generally tougher about these procedures and have very few complaints...that is because we are better than the boys! I think you will be fine and certainly if you have questions, ask once you have a knowledge of the game it is less frightening. Debra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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