Possible to have a hydrodistention without general anesthetic?

[rko]

Hi again,

I was wondering if it is possible to have had a hydrodistention in your cystoscopy under local anesthetic.

I had my cysto under local and my uro said we filled you up pretty good with water.I asked him if i had ic and he said no, your bladder looked normal.That was five months ago, i was feeling pretty good for at least a month or so and since saturday for some reason im feeling more of an urge feeling.Like a constant feeling of wanting to urinate, even though there is nothing to do when you go.Could this be overactive bladder? I was put on ditropan for 5 days and didnt see any improvement, and detrol for 5 couple weeks later from my main doctor, didnt notice any difference.

Your thoughts?

[vm]

I think they fill you up with some water even under just the regular cystoscopy. I am guessing what you had was NOT the hydrodistension unless you had spinal anesthetia or twilight or general anesthesia. I bet if you called your uro's office they could tell you.

If it was a regular cysto then it's still possible you have IC. The signs are not typically apparent with just a cysto.

[vm]

Also, it can take several weeks to notice a difference after Detrol or Ditropan. Detrol LA helped me, but only mildly - we had to add other meds to the mix for more relief.

[erinaj1997]

I'm assuming you a man because of your avitar image?
I can't answer your hydro question, I've only had a cysto with no anesthesia of any kind. Your doc says it's not IC but you have these problems, has a prostate problem ever came up?

If you not a man, I'm soooo sorry. :rolleyes:

Erin

[ICNDonna]

It would be extremely painful to have a hydrodistention without anesthesia. I'm guessing that what you had was a cystoscopy. Because the bladder flattens something like an empty balloon when it's empty, water is usually instilled in the bladder during a cysto so the doctor can see the bladder lining.

The terms hydrodistention and over-distention are synonymous and involves actually stretching the bladder --- not done without anesthesia.

And an IC bladder can appear to be completely healthy and normal when examined by a cystoscopy in the doctor's office. Mine did --- but when it was distended, the IC was apparent.

Warm healing thoughts,
Donna

[tigger_gal]

I agree with Donna, Having a hydro without being under would be extremley painful.
Brat

[kiffy313]

rko,
Just had my 2nd cysto with hydrodistension, and my Uro would not do it without general anesthesia, as he says it would be too painful, as Donna and Brat say. My ic did not show up with just the regular cysto, it was when he did the hydro that at 550 to 600cc that my bladder got "angry red and bled" as my Dr. put it. He said my capacity is very small even under anesthesia, I think he said normal (under anesthesia) is around 1200cc?? Maybe Donna or one of the others who know more can answer? I have read in my ic books I ordered from here that even a normal or large capacity does not mean one does not have ic, it is the way the bladder appears and the symptoms that point to the ic diagnosis...Good luck to you,
Kandy