PreOp® Patient Education: Cystoscopy Female Surgery

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Your doctor has recommended that you undergo a Cystoscopy. But what exactly does that mean?
The lower urinary tract allows your body to store and release urine.
It's made up of two parts, the bladder and the urethra.
Your bladder is a hollow organ that expands as it fills with urine. Because it is made of muscular tissue, it can also contract and force urine to pass out of the body, through the urethra. Your urethra carries urine from the bladder to the outside of your body.
Your doctor feels that it is necessary to examine the interior of the urethra and bladder, to try to determine the cause of a problem that you may be having. Patient Education:
Symptoms that may call for a routine Cystoscopy include: * Persistent infection of the urinary tract * Bladder stones * Bleeding while urinating * Irritation due to polyps, or * Changes to the bladder caused by cancer.

Cystoscopy is a simple procedure during which your doctor will insert a well-lubricated, instrument called a cystoscope through your urethra and into your bladder.
The cystoscope allows your doctor to visually inspect the interior of your bladder. It also allows your doctor to remove small pieces of tissue for later examination and even to crush small bladder stones, should any be present.
Any tissue that your doctor removes from your bladder will be sent immediately to a laboratory for analysis. Your doctor will ask the laboratory to check for any sign of cancer or other abnormality.

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[SCinh04]

make sure tht they use a local anesetic. I have had several. not too painful but it hurts after the anesetic wears off. drinks lots of water after and sit on a hot wet facecloth after urination. That gets rid of the pain.

[Teng0574]

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[xxauroraborealaxx]

I have to go for this X_X

now I'm scared! This looks very painful =(

[matthewlake182]

Make sure she gets her Vitamin D3 tested. Very important in cancer...

[SpecTatorSalad]

My Step mother just had this test done and they found cancer in her Urethra and a baseball-sized tumor in her bladder.

;(

The doc said it was aggressive.

Does anyone know what has to happen to get her well, (besides Chemo & radiation) ??

[notanignoramus]

I had mine done under local anesthesia without sedation. It hurt not much more than a bimanual pelvic exam. I was in and out within one hour; the cystoscopy lasted probably 7 minutes since nothing significant was discovered. I had very minimal burning sensation afterwards.

[pattyg1821]

I had this done last week 10/2/2008 and I was under general anethesia they did do biopsy but I go back on ocotber 8,2008 to find out results. I feel great and had little bit of burning with urination but I am doing good. The doc will talk to me about surgery

[Summaxobabe]

OMG That would be painfull going up there.

I don't want that inside of me. :(

[mightymouse1979]

i really dont see what this has to do with asparagus tips