Morning everyone, another shocking night of no sleep… but today I’ve spoken to my CNS… firstly I have to drop a sample in tomorrow to check for an infection second, they are going to give me a six week course of “bladder flushing’ to see if that...
my mum had a ct scan which they said is bladder cancer, we dont know what the results were. she is having a pelvic mri and chest ct. we got this letter doesnt really give any clues. I assume the oncological features is that she isnt presenting with...
Another night of no sleep has me scratching my head as to what am I doing wrong, if anything… im drinking water and lemon barley water, I’ve avoided food that could trigger my bladder… the mornings are horrible, so painful to walk, when I’m sitting...
Hi I'm feeling a bit low today my husband has bladder cancer which has spread to lymph nodes in his groin also he now has a lump in one testicle, he is suffering a lot from fatigue and it seems to just suddenly hit him, yesterday was quite bad and he...
Hi all, Firstly I used to be a community champion here after my own breast cancer but it's been a while. My mum has just had two masses removed from her bladder. The CT scan showed some possible secondaries in the bones. We have an appointment next...
Hi. I have been reading up the above subject in preparation for what I know has to come for me. Living without a bladder, living with a stoma (having to empty it multiple times a day), leakage, living in constant pain. It reads like a horror story but...
I just got round to finishing reading Managing the adverse events of intravesical bacillus Calmette–Guérin therapy - PMC (nih.gov) which a savvy poster mentioned on here recently [thank you] I am wondering how many BCG recipients ever got any of...
hi everyone i’m a 68-year-old lady retired I was referred early October 2025 thenafter ultrasound scans CT scan and Cyscospy I was finally diagnosed December 24th 2025 wtth cis high grade January 12 I had a TURBT they removed a large abnormal mass...
Hi all, I have had my first cycle of BCG treatment and must admit not as bad as anticipated. I know I am due to have more cycles every 3 months for the first year. My question is has anyone had a planned holiday when they were due to have a cycle...
Good luck with your flexible cystoscopy tomorrow Angela. X
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