Ultrasound

Hi Worried03 and welcome to this group but see you are no stranger to the community. Sorry to hear about your husband's concerns. Ultrasounds are not the best at picking up BC. They cannot pick up early stage or CIS. The true diagnostic tool to check for any abnormalities is a flexible cystoscopy. A camera in to the bladder which should be the next step. Has this been mentioned? Best wishes.

Hi there and welcome to the group 

I had a number of uti's but have never had an ultrasound. I firstly had a ct scan followed by a cystoscopy as rily has posted. It's probably the best way to determine if there's anything there. I also asked for my prostrate to be checked and this was done at the doctors surgery. 

I hope you find some answers soon and keep us posted of your husbands progress. 

Best wishes 

Mark

Thank you both for your answers .

Next step is a camera and possibly a ct scan - hopefully next week.

Hi Worried03 . That is standard procedure so good to hear things are happening soon. The camera is a fairly quick and painless procedure. Slightly uncomfortable but your husband will be able to see for himself if anything untoward is going on in the bladder and the doctor or nurse will talk him through it. Best wishes,

Hi Worried03,Welcome to the group.The cystoscopy is good for showing up any abnormalities in the bladder.It doesn’t take long usually a few minutes.Best wishes Jane 

Good news that he's being fast tracked, in case there is an issue in the bladder. There are all sorts of reasons for high white blood count, so hopefully they will soon find the cause and address it. Best wishes.

I had a similar route to diagnosis, I was sent for an ultrasound and they did find a growth. Then a few weeks later had the flexible cystoscopy and ct scan which confirmed a tumour. 

Please try not to worry at this point, take every appointment as it is and I hope your next one is positive. 

Good luck

So the results of the ultrasound are on the NHS app but we can't speak to a Dr until Friday 

But it says that the bladder wall is mildly thickened and trabeculated possibly caused by an outflow obstruction 

No idea what that means ? 

Hi Worried03,There may be a blockage in the bladder or an enlarged prostate.The trabeculation is where the bladder walls become thicker and look irregular with muscular bands..The bladder won’t be as elastic as normal and this makes it harder for it to fill and particularly to empty.If it doesn’t empty properly you can get infections.I had this due to chronic bladder disease prior to cancer.I hope this helps.Jane