Hello,
In a huge dilemma here and really would appreciate some advice. I've been waiting for a referral to urology for 3 years - (nightmare back and forth and arguing with doctors) for what started as slow flow of urine and very frequent trips to the loo including several times at night. There were also burning /awareness of bladder, not quite the full stinging you get with UTI and no bacteria ever found. (12 years ago I suffered with recurring bouts of cystitis)
The strange thing is that at times, over the last 3 years, symptoms would dissappear for a bit.
Over the weekend I ended up at UCH hospital because my bladder was barely emptying - just a drop, and I was in pain. They told me I'd be referred for MRI and urodynamics testing but could take a couple of months.
Meanwhile my appointment for urology finally came through at local hospital - he said we need to book you in straight away for cystoscopy and urethral dilation. Under GA. (not happy about that) and gave me a surgery date for 3 weeks time. I barely had a chance to ask a question.
I'm not sure whether to wait (a long time?) for UCH's less invasive approach of investigating first... Or just be grateful something is finally happening and bite the bullet + have the procedure at the local hospital.Also need to get off the system of 2 hospitals and decide.
Trouble is I read so many scare stories of cystoscopys and urethral dilations gone wrong on the bladder health forums last night....feel very uncertain.
Any advice appreciated. Thanks
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Any positive experiences? Cystoscopy and urethral dilation
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stirling · 21/04/2017 17:00
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