A stoma nurse came yesterday to remove the stents and she said I needed to change to a convex bag .She fitted a sensura mio convex which felt good .But this morning I woke up soaking wet the bag had leaked from the top the bag wasn’t full so not sure...
Hi all! This coming Wednesday I have my 15th instillation of BCG. Then a cystoscopy in a couple of weeks time and then we will discuss whether I need more BCG. My consultant thinks that I can stop. He says that 90% of the BCG benefits are had in the...
Hi all, sorry ive been away while just been trying to go with flow . SO I had a TURBT in Feb to remove 8 bladder tumours came back low grade but had high-grade tcc in ureter with lymph node metastasis . I had 6 weeks of chemo where I was being very sick...
For those that remebered, I am having pain in my hip, particularly at night & when laying down. No pain meds ae working.Doue to my history, the GP booked an X-Ray for me, plus the CT scan I had Tuesday, was extended to include the hips. I have also been...
Hi. Could you advise me, please. I had originally been diagnosed after a biopsy as having a grade 3 tumour on the inside lining of the bladder. I then had another biopsy of the bladder muscle to see if the cancer had invaded the muscle and was therefore...
As some of you know I’ve been so scared about tomorrow coming! Has it grown, what will they think, will the polyp be benign or cancer, I woke in such a panic this morning! I’m absolutely dreading tomorrow! It’s been 4 weeks since ultrasound picked it...
Hi my husband has recently been dignosed with bladder cancer and he is starting chemo next week
Hi all I went for my results today after TURBT 4 weeks ago and they told me the following ... that the cells have changed so they are not safe and not benign but they didn't quite make the cut to be full blown cancer but then told me it's low grade...
My app for Sunday is creeping up and I’m finding myself unable to sleep! All o hear from friends and family is you’ll be fine ..they don’t know that! None of them seem to taking all this seriously :( I’m absolutely dreading Sunday!
I had my bladder removed on the 1st of September been home for 3 days I was doing okay but suddenly yesterday I got up and loads of liquid came out of my bottom or somewhere and it’s still coming out as soon as I get up from sitting . I spoke to the nurse...
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