When I had mine, first they had me go to the bathroom and empty my bladder as much as I could. Then they cathed me to see if there was any urine left, to see if I was retaining any. Then they put sensors all over my nether regions so they could see which muscles were working, filled my bladder with water, then had me sit on this special chair with a hole in the seat and what looked like a big measuring bowl with measurements marked on it underneath. Then I was supposed to try to urinate, and the sensors made this little graph to show what was working and ho the flow was going (I tend to have a stop and start pattern rather than a steady flow), and the measurements in the vessel underneath let them know if as much was coming out as they put in, again, to see if I was retaining. At some point, I can't remember if it was before or after or in a separate appointment, the urologist did a physical exam. Overall it wasn't fun, but it wasn't horrible. Barbara H. _http://barbarah.wordpress.com/_ (http://barbarah.wordpress.com/) In a message dated 3/7/2007 10:15:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Not knowing is so frustrating although you don't want a worse diagnosis than you already have! Today I am going back to Temple Hospital in Philadelphia for a urodynamic(sp) test on my bladder. Has anyone ever had one? What should I expect? Mark Marlton, NJ <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
