I had my bladder removed in March and have made a good recovery. I was diagnosed with Transitional Cell carcinoma G3pT1 and all CT scans showed the cancer was only in the bladder. My surgeon appeared very confident that removing the bladder would give...
I had surgery 4 weeks ago, I’m home now with two drains. I flush every 4 hours, however for the last few hours nothing has been draining and I’m concerned. has anyone else had this issue and if so any advice. msny thanks
I started treatment for bladder cancer, stage T2 G3. On 12th April. I decided to have chemoradiotherapy rather than RC. The treatment will take place over 4 weeks. 20 days in total First 5 days are chemo and radiotherapy. Next 10 days just radiotherapy...
Hi all , not sure even if i am in the right forum section to post this, old phone, bad with tech at times ha ha . just to let you know, I have my TURBT next wednesday morning. my ct scan was ok , no signs of cancer further up the urinary tract, just the...
Hello all, sorry I haven’t been on here for a while. Two weeks ago my husband had his surgery. Both bladder and prostate removed following chemotherapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer diagnosis. He is now home after a few set backs in hospital requiring...
Hi everyone, Following my TURBT on 9th March my life has been a rollercoaster ride from hell. I have been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma. Unfortunately it is aggressive as it has spread to my pelvic lymph glands. I am going through chemotherapy...
I went for my TURBT yesterday and was told they couldn’t cut away red patches in my bladder as the risk of perforation of the bladder was too high. They’ve said depending on the outcome of biopsy it maybe BCG therapy. The appointment to discuss treatment...
Hi i just wondered how long everyone has waited for biopsy results. I was told 4-6 weeks but I’ve had a hospital appointment come through for next Wednesday. Thinking if I was fine then they’d delay my results and give the appointments to someone in...
I recently had a cystoscopy performed 3 months after the removal of a low grade non muscle invasive tumour. This cystoscopy has found that a new tumour has appeared and also apparently some necrosis on the site of the original tumour. What is the significance...
Hello, I m new here. Last August my husband (52) was diagnosed with g2 (lower) papillary bladder cancer. A TURBT removed it completely and he was given no treatment, not even a one off dose of internal chemo. In December when they checked his bladder...
