Willy Wonka’s Nemesis

My first ever Cystoscopy (Part 2)

2026-06-13T04:44:38Z

So I enter the treatment room and what can you do but go with the flow? You are in the hands of people who do for a living what you’ve never had done to you before. ‘Name?’, ‘Date of birth?’ ‘Hospital Number?&rsquo...(read more)

My first ever Cystoscopy (Part 1)

2026-06-11T03:07:22Z

So, because of hematuria, I find myself taking my trousers and underpants off in a small cubicle attached to a waiting room, placing them in the plastic bag provided and donning two hospital gowns, one with the slit up the back and the other more lik...(read more)

It’ll be something and nothing.

2026-06-10T03:24:04Z

So, invisible traces of blood in my otherwise crystal clear, Chardonnay-coloured urine. Honestly, if it was in a wine glass, ice-cold and sat on the bar at your favourite haunt, you’d say to the bar tender, ‘I’ll have one of those.&...(read more)

How I was diagnosed with bladder cancer.

2026-06-09T05:35:18Z

It all began with my younger brother last December (2025). He had been feeling fatigued and having pain in his hands and feet for some time so decided to go to his doctor and request a blood test to see if he had long-Covid or something. On his way t...(read more)

A few explanations.

2026-06-08T10:43:56Z

Hello there and welcome, All I sincerely hope is that you get something from my blog that helps you face the challenges you are facing, and we all are, whether as patient, carer, relative or loved one. Why ‘Willy Wonka’s Nemesis&rsq...(read more)