Re: Information on urethral stricture

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the articles, . I had seen the first one but not the

second one.

I'm afraid that dilation is something that I'll have to have done

periodically. Since it is so painful, it had to get really bad before I

went to have it done. It hurt a lot worse this time than last time, so

I'm hoping it will last longer. It doesn't help that the doctor is a

babe, LOL.

Sue

On Thursday, July 1, 2004, at 09:43 PM, wrote:

> MedlinePlus

> " Urethral Stricture " :

> http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001271.htm

>

>

> Treatment of urethral stricture at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN:

> http://www.mayoclinic.org/urethralstricture-rst/

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 01/07/2004 21:58:05 Central Standard Time,

marysue@... writes:

> I'm afraid that dilation is something that I'll have to have done

> periodically. Since it is so painful, it had to get really bad before I

> went to have it done. It hurt a lot worse this time than last time, so

> I'm hoping it will last longer. It doesn't help that the doctor is a

> babe, LOL.

>

>

Sue

Don't they use lidocaine jelly when they do this to numb you? Cary

[Guest guest]

Cary, if they used any, of course it wasn't up in the urethra where the

pain was. I guess they wouldn't have been able to get it up there

before the dilation.

Do you know if this is done more under general anesthesia or under

local anesthesia?

My sister's doctor said he uses general anesthesia because it hurts too

much otherwise. My doctor just goes ahead like it's nothing and then

apologizes, saying " I didn't mean to hurt you. "

Sue

On Friday, July 2, 2004, at 09:47 PM, Birdijo@... wrote:

>

> Sue

> Don't they use lidocaine jelly when they do this to numb you? Cary

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 03/07/2004 19:01:22 Central Standard Time,

marysue@... writes:

> My doctor just goes ahead like it's nothing and then

> apologizes, saying " I didn't mean to hurt you. "

>

I know a urologist at work that will just jam a special foley with a metal

rod into into a guy with a large prostate with no pain meds (causing screaming

and bleeding). I know others who will use the lidocaine jelly, a little valium

or ativan, or whatever. I know if either of these doctors had to go through

it themselves, there would be sedation and pain meds. So I think it is doctor

related. They get so used to shoving things up there, they forget there is a

person attached to that urethra! I would let them know when I called for the

next appt that I needed some kind of pain control or sedation or I'd have to

go elsewhere.

Cary

[Guest guest]

And can you imagine dilating your own urethra? My doctor said he

teaches some of his patients to do it themselves. When I said that I

didn't think I could, he said it'd be cheaper. I don't know how I'd

even see where to stick something, lol. Maybe he expects me to hold a

mirror at the same time that I'm dilating my urethra, you reckon?

Anyway, I'm just glad it's over for this time.

Sue

On Monday, July 5, 2004, at 12:40 PM, Birdijo@... wrote:

>

> I know a urologist at work that will just jam a special foley with a

> metal

> rod into into a guy with a large prostate with no pain meds (causing

> screaming

> and bleeding). I know others who will use the lidocaine jelly, a

> little valium

> or ativan, or whatever. I know if either of these doctors had to go

> through

> it themselves, there would be sedation and pain meds. So I think it

> is doctor

> related. They get so used to shoving things up there, they forget

> there is a

> person attached to that urethra! I would let them know when I called

> for the

> next appt that I needed some kind of pain control or sedation or I'd

> have to

> go elsewhere.

[Guest guest]

Sounds like medieval torture. I can't believe they are doing these

procedures without any regard to pain.

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

Re: [ ] Information on urethral stricture

> In a message dated 03/07/2004 19:01:22 Central Standard Time,

> marysue@... writes:

>

>

> > My doctor just goes ahead like it's nothing and then

> > apologizes, saying " I didn't mean to hurt you. "

> >

>

> I know a urologist at work that will just jam a special foley with a

metal

> rod into into a guy with a large prostate with no pain meds (causing

screaming

> and bleeding). I know others who will use the lidocaine jelly, a

little valium

> or ativan, or whatever. I know if either of these doctors had to go

through

> it themselves, there would be sedation and pain meds. So I think it

is doctor

> related. They get so used to shoving things up there, they forget

there is a

> person attached to that urethra! I would let them know when I called

for the

> next appt that I needed some kind of pain control or sedation or I'd

have to

> go elsewhere.

> Cary