No pain or discomfort during the TRUS prostate biopsy

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It's interesting how differently the TRUS prostate biopsy impresses eachof us. I was ecstatic to find there was no pain or discomfort whatsoeverafter the lidocaine injections, during the few seconds of which I had weirdestsexual sensations in my prostate. While the 10 prostate needles were firing, myonly feeling was that a puff of warm gas? was being expelled out the end of my penis, but after the procedure was over, I was unable to find evidence of anydischarges there.The bottom line is that it's nothing for men to fear with the lidocaine, but I'mconvinced it would be very painful without the lidocaine.To: ProstateCancerSupport Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 6:26:25 AMSubject: 21 gun salute!

I am with you! You have to maintain a sense of humor.

The ultrasound was not as bad as I had imagined. I have had several

colonoscopy( s) and it was more uncomfortable than those, probably

because of the 'knock out juice' (versted?) something like that, but

the sound of the click when they take the biopsy is still vivid in my

memory. (click)

All in all better than a root canal! lol

Dan

> >

> > I saw my urologist today. I had a 1.5 PSA rise over a 1 yr

period,

> > with a 15% free PSA. The urologist says this is a no brainer, no

more

> > test, do a biopsy. You have 25% chance of cancer. If we don't

find

> > it now we will later. After biopsy if we don't find cancer we

will

> > check for BPH. I'd like to hear opinions if you have to

comment. My

> > PSA came in this month between 3.6 and 4, within two weeks of

each

> other.

> >

> > If he is so concerned for cancer why schedule me for a biopsy in a

> > month and wait. Also if you had the biopsy, I'd like to know how

> > irritating the procedure can be. They said the procedure is an

plain

> > office visit.

> >

> > Thanks for you help

> > Tony

> >

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