He had a cystoscopy on sunday following a good few months of faffing with antibiotics etc by GP. as he had some blood in his pee. He was told it was cancer and he could see loads of it in bladder .He was told he would have an op to scrape the cancer out or they may remove bladder and the doctor also said he was concerned it may have spread to prostate and we are now waiting for an initial appointment to come and he had a CT scan yesterday but the not knowing anything else at the moment is pretty hard to bear. Any advice gratefully received. I wasn't with my partner when he had this done so not sure how accurate that all is.
Hi City Girl 9320 and welcome to the group. The early days of not knowing and uncertainty can be stressful for all concerned but be aware bladder cancer can be treated successfully one way or another. A flexible cystoscopy is just a visual inspection and so it is the results of biopsies that determine the next step. A CT scan is standard just to rule anything else out and give them a bigger picture. The usual first procedure is a TURBT (trans urethral resection of bladder tumour). This is where they scrape away the offending cells and send samples for biopsy. Mainly done in day surgery, but sometimes and overnight. Please stay away from Google as there is a lot of misleading and out of date info out there. Please feel free to ask questions here. In the meantime, it is important for your partner to drink plenty of water throughout the day in order to flush and blood and debris out to help keep things clear. Best wishes.
