Getting old sucks.

[zanne]

Has anyone here ever had to keep a "pee" diary? I'm having an outpatient procedure done next week because my bladder is getting old. But first, I had to have three (count em'), 3 Urodynamics tests. (You don't want to know what that is, but if you have one, you'll never respect your self again). I had to see my gynecologist, my family physician and my cardiologist, and now I'm keeping a THREE DAY diary of my urination habits. For example; How much did I drink,how much did I pee, what time I peedandwhat I was doing when I voided. Oh---and they give you this little plastic thing that looks like a hat with wings that you have to put on the toilet beforehand so you can measure, in cc's, the exact amount you voided. If this procedure doesn't work, I'll kill the surgeon with my bare hands. What was the grossest procedure or test you've ever had?

[trof]

1. Well, the 'occult stool blood' thingy

Or whatever they call it.
Pokin' around in your own poop with a little popsicle stick and smearing it on a card is pretty yucky.

Stiff upper lip, and all that.

[MissMillie]

2. well, getting old is better than the alternative

but I hear you.... you're living through a medical headache, and I'm sorry.

I remember that toilet hat. Every time I've had surgery, they have one in the bathroom at the hospital to make sure I'm voiding enough. You can't go home until they're sure your innards are working properly.

[ThomCat]

3. Oh yes.

I remember the 3 liter urine sample after my kidney stone. Yes, 3 liters! I was so sick of drinking so much god damned water after that, and then to have to hall 3 liters of pee to the lab and through a waiting room full of people. x(

And as everything slows down, swells up, or breaks down it just gets more and more fun. :(

[Burma Jones]

4. Yes it can

But today, I'm glad I have the chance to get old........