Hi Chris sorry I haven't been in touch. Still on bladder cancer journey. I've had a bladder and kidney ultrasound which was clear but now I have to see a uroligist and I'm convinced he'll find cancer

Hey Sue,

How are you?

Well if the ultrasound is clear then that is a good sign as they would have seen any abnormal mass in your bladder, just for your reference, they found my bladder cancer via an ultrasound. 

But wait for the urologist, it may be something not related to cancer.

Please let me know how you get on.

The person who did the scan said he found nothing concerning and I should stop worrying but according to Dr google an ultrasound won't show everything. 

Dr Google is dangerous, when I googled mine I had 6 months to live, but here I am 13 years later, still going strong and currently cancer free.

Obviously it won’t show up tiny cancerous cells, but bladder cancer normally manifests itself as a mass, I always refer to them as like tentacles where fish live in(from finding nemo), on the seabed.

So when is your urologist appointment?

I'm waiting to hear. I might do it privately. 

I’m sure it won’t take too long to hear back,  normally two to four weeks.

Would a private urologist have access to all your medical files and scans?

I'm not sure

I would check before you go private, if you decide to go down that route, otherwise you will be wasting your money. Most private doctors refer you back to the NHS.

Chris how do you know bladder cancer is usually a mass?

Is normally a mass,(a growth) as normally you only get the symptoms of bleeding when it is larger than just the cells.

Mine was 5cm long, but wasn’t deep, and was picked up via the ultrasound, which led to an urgent referral to the urologist. I was heavily bleeding.

This said some occasions it may not manifest as this.

Also not all tumours are cancerous.

Is normally a mass,(a growth) as normally you only get the symptoms of bleeding when it is larger than just the cells.

Mine was 5cm long, but wasn’t deep, and was picked up via the ultrasound, which led to an urgent referral to the urologist. I was heavily bleeding.

This said some occasions it may not manifest as this.

Also not all tumours are cancerous.

I don't have bleeding Chris. The bleeding turned out to be an infection

Oh well that good then.

It is? Sorry to be a pest

Well if the ultrasound shows nothing and you don’t have any bleeding then that is a good sign, but I would wait for the urologist, as everyone is different.

I finally got to see a urologist and am awaiting the camera test. The consultant thought it unlikely there was anything nasty but because I have a catheter fitted he wants to do the camera. I'm just worrying myself silly now

Well the positive is you are having a cystoscopy done and if  your consultant doesn’t think there is anything nasty then that should be some reassurance.

lLet me know how you get on.

I will

Hi Chris got a cancellation for cystoscopy and it was all clear. 

Amazing news, Congratulations Sue, I bet you are over the moon and relieved. I am so happy for you.

I'm pretty relieved.