Hello REDB and thanks for posting, 

I assume your next cystoscopy in 2 weeks time to see whether or not these red patches go away will be a flexible one. Biopsies can be taken during a flexible cystoscopy, so if any are needed,  it might be possible to have some taken at the time. But I suppose it depends on the situation and your specialist team may decide it is better to call you back to have a rigid cystoscopy under general anaesthetic.  

Waiting for tests is inevitability nerve-racking. Do your best to manage the stress and keep an open mind for now,

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Wishing you the best,

Julia

Thank you so much for your reply ..I think the plan is to do a flexible cystoscopy in 2 weeks and then if need be go back  for a rigid and biopsy...I'm so stressed !! But trying to stay positive

Thank you so much for your reply ..I think the plan is to do a flexible cystoscopy in 2 weeks and then if need be go back  for a rigid and biopsy...I'm so stressed !! But trying to stay positive

I had surgery, chemo and radio therapy for bladder cancer 4 years ago.  I have read patches on wall of my bladder which show up on my 6 monthly flexi cystoscopy.  The biopsied them first time and they were clear it is something called radiation proctopathy which is basically scarring or tissue damage from the radio therapy - good news you are getting checked.  F

Good luck SMJ

Thank you so much ..fingers crossed that's whst it is, although I have not had radio therapy, just mytosin. 

Hope your doing well

Yes I'm fine now 4 yrs on.  Only side effect is increased urgency and frequency which is only say a 5% inconvenience  and does not badly affect my life.  I had stage 3.0 so I'm lucky and fortunate to have had very good prompt treatment.  Fingers crossed.

That's great news so happy for you