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yes, well I got my spacer today- same exp as you...4 people in the room...tape up your junk so it wont be in the way..but the tape came loose and one of the nurses held it out of the way til doc ( he looked like he was fresh off golf course) finished..now ordinarily this might have been a kinda fun event..however, no drug except very local..it was extremely uncomfortable...and yea, lots of on lookers..I asked if everyone had paid..and pls remove all tools and orange work cones when done..drew a few laughs but all in all, a tough crowd..I will not play that venue again.. ;=(
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Had my rectal spacer last week. 5mg of Valium and local anesthetic…they might has well have given me an M&M for all the good the Valium did. I was fully aware, had a smaller audience than you described (doctor, RN, and ultrasound sales rep), and found the pressure more unpleasant than any of my prostate biopsies had ever been. Then they tried to make small talk with me while I was trying to breathe my way through the pain. Light headed and nauseated after, they allowed me to lay down for a brief time after the procedure was done (they never checked my vitals before or after) and after it passed I was sent on my way.
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Haha - you made me laugh at that one!! I remember my Doc ripping off a large piece of masking tape and I asked, “Are you gonna tape my mouth shut?”
“No”, he replied, “I’m going to tape your testicles to your belly.”
I roared with laughter until he actually did it…suddenly it wasn’t so funny!
Phil