I am in hospital as I write this. Multiple tumours found in my bladder. Large tumour could not be removed. Chemotherapy not applied. Bladder was perforated in the process of trying to remove the tumour. Catheter to stay in for 7 days or more to allow...
Bladder removal or Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy. Is a choice given.
Hi guys just popped by to thank all of you that jave been kind to respond to my questions and give me some reassurance, I have just seen my urologist for my pathology results and foer me it was good news, low grade ta papillary bladder lessions fulky...
Just returned from holiday to find a letter advising that my 2 year scan following radical cystectomy and later urethrectomy in 2024 is all clear of cancer. I didn’t give it much thought until the scan but been on tenterhooks in the 5 weeks since, thinking...
Hi all thought I'd start a new post because I didn't want it to get lost. Mum's results are two tumours, superficial grade 3. BCG treatment recommended. She's unsure if she wants to do it because of the side effects. However at the moment we...
Well fought the good fight but 19 treatments in BCG is at an end. To much discomfort and damage after an exceptionally difficult six months. Consultants don't see much benefit in progressing and 18 doses is more than most countries offer and won't affect...
Am I panicking that they think this has spread with the possible T4aM2Mx? I dont want my mum to die. This was her discharge notes from the hospital:
Hi everyone, I've been lurking on this forum for a few weeks since my 76 year old Dad was diagnosed with bladder cancer. After an MRI we've found out that the cancer is likely to be at stage T3b as it looks like it's spread into some of the fat outside...
I hope this post gives hope to anyone just starting out (at least with a similar diagnosis to mine). I was diagnosed as pTa G1 in June 2021 and had TURBT and a single installation of Mitomycin C. I opted for annual monitoring and have been fortunate enough...
After 12 bcg sessions and being in the clear the latest flexible cystoscopy showed 2 abnormalities. One I can only describe as looking like a piece of tripe glued inside my bladder and also a red patch. These were previously thought to be a reaction to...
