Hi,
So my wife went for a cystoscopy 6 weeks ago where they found a 2cm tumour, she had a CT scan and was then scheduled for a TURBT which she had on the 28th July, she had complications in the operation and nearly cut through the bladder wall and was sent home with a catheter for 10 days. The results came back as a Grade 2 pTa NMIBC. I wanted to reach out on here to anybody currently going through this whether you have just been diagnosed, waiting for results, post op etc to try and answer any questions you may have about the process and maybe give some peace of mind where possible. I spent days and days searching forums and googling things for peace of mind and looking for people in the same situation and know first hand the relief you get when you read the right word and the dread when you read the wrong word. Im no professional or expert but happy to answer anything I can about the experience, good luck
Hi ChaseJ689a341 and welcome to this friendly and supportive group. Sorry to hear your wife had complications during her TURBT. Thankfully, this is not common. I hope she is doing well now. Good to know you are prepared to help anyone else going through this. We know how the early days of of uncertainty and not knowing can be. Lots of varying experiences here . Best wishes.
Plenty of here have been through similar like myself. July 24 1cm tumour resected and stent fitted which caused untold pain for me.
Jan 25 small recurrence washed away.
June 25 several more recurrences resected and now going to have 6 chemo sessions shortly to try and minimise the risk of recurrences further. Mitomycin done once a week directly into the bladder.
That is all in the space of just about a year.
Not to mention various scans and ultrasound and blood test etc.
Things will get better and at times things will get worse, it's just a journey you have to take the highs and lows together.
The waiting for results and not knowing is the hardest part, non muscle invasive is obviously better than muscle invasive. But plenty get through this and have clear checks as well.
Good luck and any question is not a daft question so ask anything you can think of and someone will give you advice.
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I had bloody urine for 6 or 7 weeks after my first TURBT. On and off. I was told it can be very normal to have prolonged periods of bleeding when I queried it.
Mine was a 1cm tumour so smaller than your wife's, but again depends how much they had to respect to get rid of it and possibly even location as well.
But I did have a stent fitted too as it was obstructing the orifice of my ureter of my left kidney in my case. After a while I did get worried about how bloody my wee's were but was told constantly it is pretty normal. And it doesn't really take that much blood to turn your urine dark red either.
I was told black or brown is usually something to be concerned about. Also some debris is normal like clots etc to pass.
But if you are unsure get things checked out by your docs or the hospital staff.
But for me it did eventually clear up.
My recent TURBT not much blood persisting at all with several smaller recurrences removed.
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My name is Simon. But Si is also fine, in fact you can call me anything you like it’s only a name after all
Much love and hope to everyone past future and present.
I also hate autocorrect and hope people can make sense out of my posts when it changes half the words I type.
