I had a cystoscopy a couple of years back. It's by far the most unpleasant procedure I've had.
Not particularly painful, but as uncomfortable as you might imagine having a tube pushed up your urethra, squeezing past your urethral sphincter (easily the worst bit) and then manually filling your bladder to bursting point with saline solution would be.
The assisting nurse was kind enough to give me a prostate exam at the same time, though. Really took the edge off.
(, Wed 9 Feb 2022, 18:29, Reply)
Should have asked for a happy finish.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Wed 9 Feb 2022, 18:36,
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I had one of those ("bit tight as we push through the muscle")
And a gastroscopy (mouth, throat, stomach, small intestine) in the same year.
I don't recommend either, but as you say, they're not painful - just **intensely** uncomfortable.
(, Thu 10 Feb 2022, 12:02, Reply)