Concerned!!

[cupotee2]

4 days after a CT Scan, Mr Cuppa has been called back to the hospital for a further procedure, in 2 days time. Initially they offered an appointment tomorrow!!

The procedure they want to do is to look into the bladder. He has already had investigations via the same method 3 times in the last 7 weeks.

I guess its not unusual to be pretty concerned as to whats going on now.

[Sqad]

This is a routine procedure called a cystoscopy and will almost certainly be performed by freezing the penis&lower urinary tract and performed as a day case.
Purely exploratory and non invasive, but biopsies may be taken if appropriate.

Routine procedure.

[Jackdaw33]

What does invasive/non-invasive mean inn medical terms, Sqad?

[cupotee2]

Thanks Squad.

He's already had 2 flexible and one rigid Cystoscope in the last 7 weeks.

I'm thinking maybe the CT must have showed something the previous test missed so a biopsy is needed.

S'all a game backwards and forwards to the hospital. But, how lucky we are to have the NHS. When so many complain about it. we have nothing but praise.

[Sqad]

invasive..........cutting tissue.....skin, muscles etc.
non -invasive......not cutting tissues but doing the job from the outside, usually if not always with a telescope........laparoscope for abdominal procedures, e.g gall bladder.

[Jackdaw33]

Thanks, Sqad. I would have thought that sticking something up my willy was pretty invasive!

[Sqad]

LOL^^^depends what it is........;-)