Cystocsopy

Some good news.

philw . Good news on the bladder front but still a few unanswered questions. Best wishes.

Hi philw, I had a cystoscopy last Wednesday clear, so was given a CT with contrast 3 days late to check kidneys.

Eddie

With contrast? What does that mean . When do you get results . Also did you leave straight away after the scan ? . Good about bladder though 

They use a contrast medium, injected into your blood stream, to better show up the organs, blood vessels etc. The images are available right away, but they need to be evaluated by a radiologist, who then writes a report detailing findings to your consultant. Good news on the bladder.

Thanks for the info 

Hi philw, contrast is a dye injected into the veins through a canula. you have 2 scans the first before the dye, which is injected straight after, you wait 10 minutes for the dye to get to the kidneys then second scan done. In and out in 15 minutes, straight home. results in 2 weeks 95% of the time.

Eddie

Philw, Good news on the bladder outcome, hopefully you’ll get some answers with further investigations.

dont worry too much about the contrast.. especially when and if it makes you feel like you’ve peed yourself  (you haven’t)

best wishes going forward.

Julia x

Great news on the clear bladder. Although hope you get some answers soon.

Thanks for the info, appreciate it