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In February I was diagnosed with bladder cancer and had a TURBT to remove it. At the 3 months check I was clear. At my recent 6 month check 2 hypermic patches were found and have been biopsies. I’ve been advised to expect results in 2 to 3 weeks, last time it was 2 months.

I would like to know if anyone else has experienced this or similar and if it is likely to be a recurrence.

Thank you

Denby over 2 years ago

Hi Wilf and welcome. If your patches are hyperaemic ie red [extra blood vessels], this is really very common. Sometimes they are cancerous and sometimes just a reaction to treatments or just 'one of those things'. My husband has had them a couple of times and just been put on 3 monthly re-checking instead of 6 monthly. He's got a single recurrence now but this is after about 5 years clear, he's booked for a TURBT Monday morning but not bothered about it.

So basically your best bet is to keep busy and try not to dwell on it till the lab results come back.

Denby

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