Re: about having cystoscopy


Jane Cohen wrote:
Hi, Marcia. I was only catheterized once and it was after surgery when I
was still under. I don't remember the insertion part and I don't
remember how long I had it in, so it couldn't have been too scarring to
my psyche. ;-)

The least they could have done was wake you up, so you'd have the
experience as a point-of-reference later!


Howard did say it's clearly smaller than a cath and the office does use
the xylocaine jelly. I hope your assessment is correct that the
procedure is less traumatic in fact than it sounds!

Jane

I hope it is, too. FWIW, I can remember being catheterized, and I
wouldn't call it more than briefly uncomfortable. Once the catheter's
all the way in, it's barely even that. I think between the xylocaine
jelly and the small diameter of the scope, things are looking very
positive (or as positive as anything like that can be).

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