Question: I had a cytoscopy today and the doctor found a lot of mucus floating in my bladder. What does that mean?

1. My urologist has generally been telling as little as he possibly can about why he was doing everything he was doing.

My primary symptoms have been difficulty urinating (moderate), frequent urination (not severe but moderate), post urination drip, and painful ejaculation. Also, I've been ejaculating sooner in the past couple years as my symptoms have gradually gotten worse, and just like with the urine after ejaculating there is often some semen that drips out later. Urinating hasn't been painful, but there have been a few times where (toward the end of urinating) I still felt like there was a little bit that wouldn't leave, and that feeling would last for another 15 minutes or so. It's uncomfortable but I wouldn't call it painful. My urologist checked my prostate and said that it was inflamed.

2. I don't have the reports, but I definitely gave them a urine sample. They did an ultrasound of my bladder (is that what you're talking about?) and found that there wasn't anything, I was evacuating my bladder. Do you think I could call my urologist's office and get some of the information you need?

3. I can't remember the last time I had a fever, I think it was several months ago. I haven't had burning sensations. I am pretty sure that this isn't a bacterial thing, because it's been gradually getting worse over the past 5 years, and only now has it gotten bad enough for me to see a doctor about it.

Do you have any idea why my other urologist would have missed that? My impression (based on the research I've looked at) is that the possibility of infection is the first thing that a doctor would rule out in this kind of case, and I am fairly certain that my urologist ruled it out already. Do you know of precise details from the report, i.e. certain measures, etc., that would help you know for certain? I could call the urologist's office and ask about it, in that case.