Test 2 - Urinary flow dynamics

For this test, you take off your pants and they put you on a "throne" with access points, both front and back. First thing is to put in a catheter to empty your bladder. (The test must start with an empty bladder). Fortunately the tech had better luck than the nurse for the other test. Bladder empty - check! Then they put a tube with pressure sensors into the bladder. Ouch. Then they put another sensor tube up your rectum to measure the pressure there. Ouch. Ouch. Then they start pumping your bladder full of liquid. Tell us when you feel a little full. Tell us when you feel "gotta go to a tree now" full. OK, let's empty your bladder and do it again. The liquid is radioactive and they are watching all this on the TV. Since the big surgery a couple years ago, my bladder is somewhat deformed (with the parts they cut out and had to sew back together). Most folks have a relatively round bladder. Mine's like a birthday balloon. You know, like a dog or funny hat. Anyway, they find this very interesting and invite the visiting residents to check it out. About 8 of them try squeezing into the room around the TV monitor. Meanwhile, I'm still 5 feet up in the air with probes up my weenie & ass and they're saying, "push now, push now". Whatever. For this test we did find that my bladder muscle is strong (like it should be) and the issue is, in fact a blockage (and not lack of push). I come home and pass out in bed.