I have recently been diagnosed (September) with Bladder cancer that has now spread to my Left Pelvic Muscle. My consultant has told me i have a realistic chance of surviving for 2 years. Is it normal not to be offered any treatment, i am fairly fit and healthy and i am still working as the only issue i have is pain management for Sciatica type symptoms.
I believe it must be really bad if they have not offered any treatment
35 years ago my husband, a dermatologist, operated on a 30-year-old patient for a malignant melanoma on the thigh. The work-up showed that an inguinal lymph node had been affected (crossing the capsule). The patient had this lymph node removed. Then, 2 years later, he was diagnosed with a single brain metastasis, which was removed. The prognosis was really not good. As a result, he had no children other than his daughter, who had already been born. He was refused all bank loans. Now this patient, who has become a very close friend, is 65 and will die of another pathology. I tell you this story to remind you that the survival statistics given by doctors are often fairly close to reality, but they are still statistics.
You know how serious the disease is, but from what you say, you're going to be a good collaborator in the treatment 
Have a nice day
Catherine
