Hi all,
I was hoping you might be able to advise me on some pain that I have been dealing with, following a cystoscopy that I recently underwent on the 28 July.
I underwent a flexible cystoscopy after suffering from some minor urinary symptoms since November 2019, following an injury. While the cystoscopy itself did not identify any issue, during the procedure I found it to be quite uncomfortable, particularly as my prostate was being examined, where I tensed up quite badly. Since then, I have been suffering from a lingering pain around my tailbone/buttocks/anal region, and I am very concerned that I have developed some form of pudendal neuralgia.
The urologist who carried out the procedure (who is himself a Professor) claims that no injury was caused. Another has also claimed that any pain should settle down in about a month or so, and that lots of young men have this after having a cystoscopy.
In any case, I suppose I am putting the question here as I am obviously concerned about this developing into a chronic condition. Any advice would obviously be appreciated about what I can do to minimise any damage during this critical period.
Many thanks