Hey everyone just wanted to put down somewhere my situation. it’s been a crazy few weeks. In August I have bowel issues which the doctors referred me to a specialist. I was given a ct scan and colonoscopy a couple of weeks which I was told the colonoscopy looked ok but biopsy’s would check for colitis. During a phonecall follow up the bowel specialist told me that looking at the ct scan she had a concern over a lesion on my bladder and was referring me urgently to the urology department. I had a conversation over the phone due to covid and the urology consultant said he was going straight towards the procedure where he can scrape out and send off for histology. This was two weeks ago and I’m having this procedure on Monday. Scared of the outcome it’s totally out of the blue Only symptoms if any was that of cystitis a few times over the years but always cleared up with antibiotics or just rode themselves out. More scared because I am my mums main carer she has Parkinson’s.
Hi Boozeybird. It is not uncommon for bladder cancer to be found while looking for something else. It doesn't always show obvious symptoms, but lucky they have discovered it. We know how scary it is as we have been there and know that the uncertainty can be very worrying. Be aware that bladder cancer can be treated successfully. The procedure you will be having is called a TURBT (trans urethral resection of bladder tumour). It sounds worse than it is. Usually done in day surgery or maybe an overnight stay. As you say, they scrape away the tumour and send off sample biopsies for analysis. A few weeks wait then for results and the results determine the next step. Any questions or concerns, then just shout out by hitting the reply button below to ask. As we all understand what you are going through, this is also a great place to offload any worries. Best wishes.
