My upcoming prostate biopsy and cystoscopy appointments

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Monday I saw my urologist about my elevated P.S.A. and its recent velocity. After doing a fast D.R.E., he had retracted my foreskin and concluded that he had done a great job excising my too-short frenulum 4 years ago. He asked about close relatives, and that sealed an appointment for an ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy. His earlier questions about my peeing habits lead

to in an appointment for a cystoscopy.Monday night I got little sleep as I surfed for long hours, reading about both procedures. All the horrorstories of excruciating pain reminded me of those on colonoscopies. Mine last year was totally painless,since I slept through it. Hopefully I'll find both these procedures as tolerable, but if you have any helpfulsuggestions, I'd appreciate hearing from you.Blessings on thine and mine,, age 69, Anaheim, CABigCrix on Yahoo messenger

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Hi , my husband, Gregg was diagnosed with bladder cancer three

years ago. For the first two years he had to undergo a cystoscopy

every three months. Now he is down to one every six months. He just

had one on Tuesday, and he remains free of bladder cancer.

He tells me that there are two tricks which make a great deal of

difference. The first is that the lidocaine which is administered

before the scope should be given very slowly. Then, and this is

crucial, the doctor must give the lidocaine a chance to work. His

doctor tends to want to insert the scope right after the lidocaine

and the stuff needs about 15 minutes to be effective. It is your

body, so tell the prep person to go slow and then insist that they

wait to do the scope. Otherwise Gregg tells me that it is not too bad.

Laurel

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> Monday I saw my urologist about my elevated P.S.A. and its recent

velocity. After doing a fast D.R.E., he had

> retracted my foreskin and concluded that he had done a great job

excising my too-short frenulum 4 years ago.

> He asked about close relatives, and that sealed an appointment for

an ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy.

> His earlier questions about my peeing habits lead to in an

appointment for a cystoscopy.

> Monday night I got little sleep as I surfed for long hours, reading

about both procedures. All the horror

> stories of excruciating pain reminded me of those on

colonoscopies. Mine last year was totally painless,

> since I slept through it. Hopefully I'll find both these

procedures as tolerable, but if you have any helpful

> suggestions, I'd appreciate hearing from you.

> Blessings on thine and mine,

> , age 69, Anaheim, CA

> BigCrix on Yahoo messenger

>

[Guest guest]

Hi , my husband, Gregg was diagnosed with bladder cancer three

years ago. For the first two years he had to undergo a cystoscopy

every three months. Now he is down to one every six months. He just

had one on Tuesday, and he remains free of bladder cancer.

He tells me that there are two tricks which make a great deal of

difference. The first is that the lidocaine which is administered

before the scope should be given very slowly. Then, and this is

crucial, the doctor must give the lidocaine a chance to work. His

doctor tends to want to insert the scope right after the lidocaine

and the stuff needs about 15 minutes to be effective. It is your

body, so tell the prep person to go slow and then insist that they

wait to do the scope. Otherwise Gregg tells me that it is not too bad.

Laurel

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> Monday I saw my urologist about my elevated P.S.A. and its recent

velocity. After doing a fast D.R.E., he had

> retracted my foreskin and concluded that he had done a great job

excising my too-short frenulum 4 years ago.

> He asked about close relatives, and that sealed an appointment for

an ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy.

> His earlier questions about my peeing habits lead to in an

appointment for a cystoscopy.

> Monday night I got little sleep as I surfed for long hours, reading

about both procedures. All the horror

> stories of excruciating pain reminded me of those on

colonoscopies. Mine last year was totally painless,

> since I slept through it. Hopefully I'll find both these

procedures as tolerable, but if you have any helpful

> suggestions, I'd appreciate hearing from you.

> Blessings on thine and mine,

> , age 69, Anaheim, CA

> BigCrix on Yahoo messenger

>

[Guest guest]

Hi , my husband, Gregg was diagnosed with bladder cancer three

years ago. For the first two years he had to undergo a cystoscopy

every three months. Now he is down to one every six months. He just

had one on Tuesday, and he remains free of bladder cancer.

He tells me that there are two tricks which make a great deal of

difference. The first is that the lidocaine which is administered

before the scope should be given very slowly. Then, and this is

crucial, the doctor must give the lidocaine a chance to work. His

doctor tends to want to insert the scope right after the lidocaine

and the stuff needs about 15 minutes to be effective. It is your

body, so tell the prep person to go slow and then insist that they

wait to do the scope. Otherwise Gregg tells me that it is not too bad.

Laurel

>

> Monday I saw my urologist about my elevated P.S.A. and its recent

velocity. After doing a fast D.R.E., he had

> retracted my foreskin and concluded that he had done a great job

excising my too-short frenulum 4 years ago.

> He asked about close relatives, and that sealed an appointment for

an ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy.

> His earlier questions about my peeing habits lead to in an

appointment for a cystoscopy.

> Monday night I got little sleep as I surfed for long hours, reading

about both procedures. All the horror

> stories of excruciating pain reminded me of those on

colonoscopies. Mine last year was totally painless,

> since I slept through it. Hopefully I'll find both these

procedures as tolerable, but if you have any helpful

> suggestions, I'd appreciate hearing from you.

> Blessings on thine and mine,

> , age 69, Anaheim, CA

> BigCrix on Yahoo messenger

>