Urethral Pain after Cysto

[Paul D]

Hi ,I've been having urethral pain for months after a cystoscopy ,which I didn't have before .Anyone else have this problem .Can the urethra be seriously damaged with a cystoscopy ?
Thanks for any replies
Paul

[MastCells]

Hi ,I've been having urethral pain for months after a cystoscopy ,which I didn't have before .Anyone else have this problem .Can the urethra be seriously damaged with a cystoscopy ?
Thanks for any replies
Paul

What was the reason for having the cystoscopy in the first place? You probably have a sensitive urethra, and the cystoscope irritated your urethral epithelium. Does ibuprofen alleviate the pain? Has the pain faded at all in the months since the cystoscopy?

Unfortunately, a cystoscopy can cause strictures, and I would see a different urologist and ask him to rule out any serious urethral damage.

[Paul D]

The Cystoscopy was recomended by the urologist for chronic prostatitus ,I had testicular pain ,perineal pain and had cypro for six weeks with no effect,the urologist said he wanted to check for any blockages and also give a prostate massage under general anesthetic which came back negative .Although it was very painful for the first four days ,I didn't start to get the urethral pain regulary until about three to four weeks after the cysto ,now its more or less continous with also some bladder pain occasionally. The weird thing is I seem to get less of the old symptoms now ,I am seeing a PT which must be helping with that .
Thanks for your reply .
Paul .

[gifford]

Paul D"]Hi ,I've been having urethral pain for months after a cystoscopy ,which I didn't have before .Anyone else have this problem .Can the urethra be seriously damaged with a cystoscopy ?
Thanks for any replies
Paul[/quote]

12/10
Paul,
What does your urethra pain feel like? My pain also began with a cystoscopy. Mine is like a tightening or constriction just upstrams from the base of my penis. Unlike most chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome folks, my pain does not let up but persists ALLl the time. I urinated during the procedure whch I was not told not to do. Perhaps it rinsed away the luberican thay uset. I don't know. Urologists told me they could not help after my dysuria and urinary frequency did not respond to antibiotics. Then they uggested CPPS. But I am not sure that it is chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome oris damagae from the cystoscopy. I went to another urologist but unfortunately he said that he knew the other urologist for 30 years so it is unlikely he would mention any scar tissue if he saw it. Anyway suing a urologist for damage does not relieve the pain. But if this is the reason, persuing the expense and time in chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome cures , won't help I would not think . (I am not doctor.)

Have you followed up on any more on this theory or have you been able to get any relief from it at all from your penial pain. Please let meknow.

(I am not a doctor or medical professional.)
wayne
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[robertpagen]

After both of my cystoscopies I endured 6 weeks of misery. Any urologist who says this should not be does not understand the muscular sphincter aspect of pelvic pain and dysfunction. A cystoscopy provides no useful information. It is an excuse for urologists to feel important and charge $400 to your health insurance. If a doctor suggests it ask him exactly what he is looking for from this test and how it's outcome will effect your treatment. He will give you no good answer as there is none. (There is a statistically insignificant answer that they are eliminating bladder cancer but those symptoms don't parallel chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome anyway..) Then look right at him and tell him no. (Ask yourself if it is so without risk why they force you to sign a waiver before the invasive procedure.)

By the way, guess what they give you after the procedure to avoid a possible infection. You guessed it, a FQ antibiotic without a warning of the side effects.

Be well,

Robert

[Paul D]

Hi Gifford ,my pain was towards the end of the penis ,and I was sure it was due to scaring from the cysto ,the uro told me it was probably referred pain from the prostrate and assured me he did not damage my urethra ,well he would say that of course .The pain has lessened a lot this year .I moved countries and have a less stressful life now .It came to the point early in the year when I was close to suicide (well tried ) just wanting a break from the pain .The pain will lessen and when you get breaks from it ,this shows there is hope of it disappearing for longer periods .I used to get some relief with Diazepam ,well it helped me deal with the pain better and I could sleep .
I agree with everything Robert says here .

[alprost]

A cystoscopy provides no useful information. It is an excuse for urologists to feel important and charge $400 to your health insurance. If a doctor suggests it ask him exactly what he is looking for from this test and how it's outcome will effect your treatment.

In the UK we actually get a Cysto and prostatic massage free of charge on the National Health Service would you believe, and Uro's are salaried for this work. It is done out of ineptitude rather than Uros having an unethical motive of financial gain.

It could be that you have trigger points in and around your prostate and urethra, and the Cysto has irrited these. What does the Physio treatment you are having consist of?

[Dj Smitty]

A cystoscopy provides no useful information. It is an excuse for urologists to feel important and charge $400 to your health insurance. If a doctor suggests it ask him exactly what he is looking for from this test and how it's outcome will effect your treatment.

In the UK we actually get a Cysto and prostatic massage free of charge on the National Health Service would you believe, and Uro's are salaried for this work. It is done out of ineptitude rather than Uros having an unethical motive of financial gain.

It could be that you have trigger points in and around your prostate and urethra, and the Cysto has irrited these. What does the Physio treatment you are having consist of?

Same thing for Canada. Those types of procedures are covered by healthcare. I had a cysto in August, but never had this much trouble. It felt as if I had lost the ability to urinate for a day or two (it just leaked out) and he didn't find anything. I think why he was so motivated to try one on me was because when asking my history and if I had pelvic damage, I told him I had been kicked down there a few times as a kid fighting with others and by this stupid girl once. Anyway, he said I could have a stricture.....but I don't at all. I'll never have one of these again unless I have a lot of bleeding or something.

[timberdoodle]

Just to add to the discussion, I have had 2 cystoscopies and after the first one had terrible pain urinating for about 2-3 days. Then it cleared up. After the second one, I had the pain for about one day, then it cleared up. I don't believe these procedures put me on a downward spiral, but they did cause a tremendous amount of pain in the immediate aftermath for a couple of days.

It was also interesting in that the approach by the two doctors who did the procudure were radically different. The first one was in a uro's office, and he put me on the table without much covering or warning and it was very uncomfortable and frustrating. The second one was at a hospital, with a lot more prep and covering and understanding. I think that aspect of it made my recovery from the second one that much quicker.

Of course neither procedure found any problems.

[Dj Smitty]

I think this type of procedure requires a fine skill to minimise discomfort. I've heard from many people (my family doctor, walk in clinic doctors, other patients, etc) that my urologist Dr. P. Luke here in London is supposedly the best urologist in southwestern Ontario. My grandfather had one by another uro here several years ago and said it was bloody awful. Anyway, if you have to have one done, the flex scope is the best way to go and from what I can tell, it should be the only way.