I am new to the group. My husband was diagnosed with bladder cancer following a cystoscopy and had a TURBT a month ago. He had CAT scans before the op and a liver MRI after the op. I am stressed by the fact that they asked for a liver MRI. His cancer was 10mm long and the surgeon told him that the op had gone well.
Now a month later, we have an appointment this afternoon to discuss the biopsy results, he is pretty chilled about it all. I am far from chilled. Lucky to get the appointment so soon as it is a cancellation.
The waiting is awful and I find it hard not being in control.
I suppose by the end of today we will know the outcome and what happens next.
Hello MathsLady and a warm welcome to this friendly and supportive group. The first thing we like to tell people is that BC can be treated successfully and many of us here have been through it. We know how hard the waiting can be. The early days of not knowing and uncertainty can be the worst. When you see the consultant, they should be able to give a stage and grade. The stage is how far it has progressed and the grade is the type of cell and how aggressive or not it is. It is easy to forget all the information, so wise to take notes or even record the meeting. Once you know what you are dealing with and have a treatment plan, then things tend to get slightly easier as you have something to focus on. Feel free to ask any questions, lots of experience here. I hope all goes well with the meeting and please let us know. Best wishes.
The waiting is the hard bit, but at least you will have some answers and most likely a lot more questions. It's the start of your journey and everyone journey is somewhat similar yet cab be also very very different.
Good luck and I wish for a positive outcome, but whatever the outcome anything you can take as a positive has to be taken if there isn't good news.
Tbh for me it wasn't that hard waiting as with the nurse saying the tumour looked suspect and then doing some googling I knew what it was before the biopsy had been tested. So it wasn't really that much of a suprise/shock for me at least. It was as I expected but also better news in my case than I expected, for now at least. It's just a waiting game now to see if it comes back and if things progress to other stages.
But it is what it is really can't do much about it other than try to minimise risk of reoccurrence and hope for the best.
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