Painkiller 'whistle' that can ease discomfort of a prostate biopsy

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Saw this in the News and Thought it would be of interest to forum members,

Painkiller 'whistle' that can ease discomfort of a prostate biopsy

Gives patients access to a pain killing gas to manage any pain experienced during a biopsy,

Rob

  • Hello   Now that's what I call an advance in treatment. When I had my TRUS Biopsy in late 2021 I knew about it and as the man said "this will hurt".

    Thanks for posting.

    Best wishes - Brian.

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  • When I read this I had a vision of being given something like a policeman's whistle to blow on when it got a bit much.  That will teach me to read the article first.