Having had the all clear from the first check after the BCG induction course, I have had the first of the 3 treatments course after the induction last Thursday. Not very good. I am now definitely convinced that the way they administer the treatment is...
Yesterday I finally got the results of the biopsies from the checkup I did on 13th October. All clear!!! I know, it can (and probably will) come back at some point in time... but for now it is celebration time! I will start the maintenance BCG treatment...
I am making a study of all the catheters I can get to find out what the best one is for me. In other words under the headings simple to use, doesnt hurt, how,many hands you really need, pre coated etc. If anyone knows if this information already exists...
Hi all. I’m just back from a meeting with my urologist. My chemo was successful in that it has not traveled outside the bladder. He had already booked me in for my RC in 3 weeks time BUT as they found a blood clot in my Aorta, which apparently is extremely...
On 3rd of October my bladder showed small tumour on bladder dome .11october l should have had treatment by later but doctor said I hade infection and would not procede not having heard anything I rang booking office to be told there are no vacancies...
We are new to this my hubby had his TURBT a tear on bladder while doing it so came home with a catheter . Hopefully it will be removed next week. Aggressive invasive grade 3 is the result not sure where this is going to lead . Will find out in the...
Hi, Apologies if this has already been covered. I did start to read the threads but I'm a bit squeamish and some of the detail started to freak me out a little. I do like my urologist but I don't get to see her much. Also, I haven't been in France...
So I had my post Gem/Cis CT scan on Monday 18th October. At 5pm on Wednesday I had a call from an Oncology Doc at the hospital to say the report hadn’t been finalised but they had been informed that I had a blood clot. I would need to pack an overnight...
Finished the 6 induction course of BCG the 9th of September. Wednesday it's the first checkup after the TURBT (8th July). I am not too worried. Only thing is I seem to have started having a weaker urine flow in the last few weeks ... Maybe consequence...
Hi, my dad who is 70 has had at least two episodes of visible blood in his urine. He told the nurse at his routine checkup who did a urine swab test for UTI, which came back clear. He then had a phone appointment with his GP, but they said they couldn...
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