My first visit to the Urology unit lasted for about 2 hours. My examination was preceded by yet another blood test -Tony Hancock - The Blood Donor– springs to mind.
The formalities of what was going to happen were fully explained to me. The procedure involved having a camera inserted into the bladder via the ‘Urethra’ (water pipe), under a local anaesthetic.
The urology specialist that I saw, was very revealing about the treatment. He kept me fully informed throughout and encouraged me to watch the screen as he explored my bladder.
After a few minutes he did discover a 5-centimetre tumour on the wall of my bladder. Although this was considered quite large it was thought that it had been contained within the inner lining of the bladder and had not spread outside of the bladder. It was at this stage that I was told that 95% of these tumours turn out to be cancerous, but this would not be confirmed until it had been removed and a biopsy carried out.
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