Hi all, feeling pretty frustrated and upset with myself right now. I was meant to have BCG number 18 today and rang to tell Lucy I had a bit of the sniffles and my eye is a bit gooey and sore, should I wear a mask when I come in ? She cancelled it till...
Just a quick question. After my husbands first turbt he was given an infusion of mytomycin. This time the surgeon said it would just be a turbt as they don’t use chemo for a second turbt. is this what happens to most of you who have had more than one...
I've had 15 infusions. Following the last infusion I have been left with a dull ache in the end of my penis prior to peeing and for 20/30secondes. I have had my water tested for infection and it was clear and my PSA test was normal. Has any one...
My 85 year old dad has just been diagnosed with a G3 T2 muscle invasive bladder cancer. He has been offered 4 weeks of chemo-radiotherapy or removal of his bladder and a bladder stoma. He would really like to speak to other men who have the same diagnosis...
Hi lovely people - my husband has g3 bladder cancer and had his 3rd TURBT operation on Friday. He's had induction BCG and 3 maintenance courses leading up to this 3rd tumour. During Friday's operation to remove the latest tumour the surgeon discovered...
Hi thanks for the support, i have visited the doctor twice in one week and also spoke to the consultant twice at the Renal clinic as i have PKD. She said it is common for this to happen especially with age and declining kidneys. I have had two years...
Hi everyone, how long do you think is too late to start BCG after TURBT? My dad’s TURBT was October 8th and he’s just now starting bcg 8 weeks later due to insurance reasons. I’m concerned because everything I read sounds like he should have started much...
Hi my husband has been receiving chemo for 18 weeks for cancer in the bladder and also its spread to the lymph nodes in his groin he has had a PET scan to find out how things have progressed so the outcome is the bladder tumour has got smaller but the...
Hi I am normally in the breast cancer section, I have new symptoms that are similar to bladder cancer. Could anyone please tell me what symptoms they have or had x
Hubby had recent cystoscope which shows a new lesion after 3 previous clear tests following removal of tumour 2 years ago. We are devastated. We thought it had gone. Now another Turbt in a couple of weeks time. The thought of starting again is awful...
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