Hello, my elderly Dad was diagnosed with bladder cancer during lockdown in 2020. Thus far he has had a number of TURBT operations, Cystoscopy procedures and on Tuesday he will have completed 9 doses of the BCG bladder instillation treatment. At the...
Hi All Well I had my consultant meeting and my oncologist nurse yesterday. Up shot is he said I had a Putin bladder mad n crazy but although I will no longer continue BCG after 21 treatments I was given the option to keep my bladder. Camera x 3...
So early Jan my husband started peeing blood and very large clots. After tests showed bladder cancer. 2 tumours. CT scan done. Looks like stage 3. Turbt done a week ago. Surgeon said has gone to the wall. Now awaiting the results. Large tumour removed...
Hi. Had a TURBT 10 days ago. Initial recovery was good then picked up an infection so I'm on some antibiotics. Was getting a lot of blood in my urine which cleared up and then came back about three days ago. Had trouble passing urine two days ago as...
Hi Every One I have found the topics here v informative and comforting, so thank you. My first post , so here goes- I was initially diagnosed with Stage 1 grade 3 tumour (non invasive), which was removed and I had my first round of BCG treatments...
Mr W has had blood and bacteria in his urine despite repeated antibiotics and various alternative treatments Our Gp is frankly useless so we have decided to use private healthcare Mr W has had various tests and ct scans and yesterday a flexible cystoscopy...
Just for information really. Had my TURPT on friday. Went in to hospital at 7.30. At around 9.00 the lady that that was doing my op came and spoke to me and explained what she was going to do.I went down for op at around 11.30. I was thrird on the list...
Hello all. I have an appointment for a TURPT this week - Friday 11th March. I must have a covid test tomorrow then self isolate until op date. So many have passed this way that i would like to ask what was it like for you ? I have a 4cm tumour in...
I'm on day 3 from my Radical Cystectomy. Still in hospital, waiting to poop. I did 2 laps of the floor today, I'm trying to exceed what i need to do.
Hello everybody Had my first TURBT on 18th Feb. Went for my path results with the surgeon on Tues 1st March. He told me that he had taken out 6 tumours but that they were non muscle invasive and therefore classed as Ta (low grade/slow growing). He said...
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