Hi everyone, Just thought i'd share my latest flexible cystocopy experience that i had today. Firstly, i dread having them. This one was very well done though. The nurse took it a little slower, Explained everything, and warned me when i might feel...
Hi all I was diagnosed with bladder cancer about a week ago. I don’t really know what to say except that I am shocked and devastated. My life seems to be up in the air and there is a great cloud of uncertainty over my head. The urologist nurse who...
Afternoon everyone I haven’t been on for a while. I had my first TURBT last year, everything removed cancer wise. Had check up and they thought they had found another but wasn’t sure, so knocked out again and was told it wasn’t but it was scar tissue...
I feel so scared at the moment as I feel well again after my first TURBT. I now have to go again to the hospital for second TURBT Tuesday. I will go onto half pay if I have to have time off sick and this is stressing me out. Planning around children...
Hi. My husband started chemotherapy on tuesday gem cis for 8 hours,he's been fine apart from getting something called balanoposthitis (think that's how it's spelt) now sure if it's a side effect of the chemo or the steroids, he's seeing someone in the...
Finally have this on paper.G3pT1TCC. Now I have been told I need a second TURT to confirm original diagnosis was right. I'm feeling positive they got the whole thing wrong and I can carry on with my life. Well there is a slight chance ;) I have...
Hi all. So ive seen my oncologist, who didnt give me much hope. Not sure if surgery is an option, so need a pet scan first, this was meant to be done today, but they phoned and canceled and moved it to Friday. Then I have to see my oncologist again in...
Hi, my husband had his first meeting with the oncologist, I must say it's like trying to get information out of MI5 regarding his cancer. He will be having chemo starting next tuesday but needs a transfusion this saturday first, one week it will take...
My husband was contacted on monday night to say he needed urgent blood transfusion as his haemoglobin was 79 due to having a heavy bleed a week before. His gp rang the next morning unaware of his cancer or turbt surgery and he arranged it for saturday...
As I am seriously considering a radical Cystectomy, is there any information available to the patient to indicate which are the best places to go for this surgery? Data such as how many performed in a recent time period, average recovery time, frequency...
