Re: Has anyone seen a urologist?-Peggy
From: Christine M. Smith (smithy@maine.rr.com)
Sun Jun 20 07:00:40 1999
At Sat, 19 Jun 1999, Peggy wrote:
>
>Hello everyone,
>I was wondering if any one has seen a urologist for the pelvic pain? I
>am looking for advice on questions I should be asking and what tests I
>would possibly be having to take.My appointment isn't until the 7th of
>July .Also When I go to the chronic pain specialist What should I expect
>?The receptionist told me that the Appointment last for about 2 1/2
>hours,I'm sure a lot of that is taking down info on the history of the
>pain.This appointment is on July 19th.When I saw my GYN yesterday he was
>very compassionaite {sp.}I gave him the pain calander that I was keeping
>and he told told me that just looking at me he could see that I was in a
>lot of pain.It helps to know that he cares and that he is doing all he
>can do for me.
>Thanks for all your advice in advance.
>"Friends that stick together"
>Peggy
Hi Peggy:
I had a cystoscopy once about 25 years ago. Apparently this is now an
office procedure. They can look up inside your bladder and see what's
going on, why there might be blood in the urine etc. They can collect
urine from each ureter to identify if the source is higher up.
Chris