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camera down the uretha

a friend said he has to have a camera inserted into his penis (i guess like a catheter) to check on his prostrate and other issues he is having.  do they give you something or use something to ease the pain of this procedure (or a catheter)?  surely it has got to hurt!  anyone have this done to body or similar before?
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hi ,i work in a hospital and they use a numbing cream called emela ! i am in uk so it may differ ww but it is very thin and flexible like a catheter , they put lube on the rod so it slides inside too !
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say about the pain level???  do they do this for catheters too???
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not painful to insert a catheter at all we just use lube for that !
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for the camera either???  wow if so!
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maybe a little for a camera as they have move it about more but not pain as such just  little uncomfortable!
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