This post is not for the faint at heart.
I had to go in for a cystoscopy this morning. That’s where they put a camera up your penis to take pictures of your bladder.
If it sounds like more than mild discomfort, that’s because it is. But - the upside is that you get a guided tour of your own body in living colour.
I started giggling uncontrollably when the doctor said, “Oh - there’s your prostate!” Like it was some sort of carnival attraction that we could charge a dollar for people to see. Anyways, I think my prostate smiled and waved as the camera went past; it’s healthy too.
And the good news? I have the bladder of an athlete.
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A disclaimer, lol.
Glad to hear your bladder is good. Any pics of the prostate because that would be so cool. I have pics of my uterus and ovaries. We could have show and tell.
Posted 16 Apr 2008 at 9:17 am ¶I had that done recently to get rid of a kidney stone. I was under anesthesia during the laser blasting of the stone. However, I was fully awake when they removed the stent a week later. They stick a “grasper” up in there a pull out this stent, a grotesque foot-long coil that was placed up in those regions a week earlier. It was far more than a tickle that I felt. It was the most horrific, unpleasant sensation I’ve ever had. I was too busy wincing and making guttural noises to look at the monitor.
Posted 17 Apr 2008 at 4:01 pm ¶Modern medical marvels … oh so fun!
Posted 17 Apr 2008 at 9:01 pm ¶Glad to hear you’ve got a happy bladder.
Thanks for that description. I’m starting out my morning with images I was anticipating. At least you didn’t post any pics ;o)
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