Hi all, I am feeling very frustrated and upset as I have had to cancel my BCG today. It is my own fault ! I am so frustrated with this Long Covid , I went to watch my son do his first half marathon on sunday , it was a long day and I was really struggling...
Evening all, I forgot this happened today. Kidney nurse phoned with the results of my scan.. turns out the growth hasn’t grown in the year so still to small to do a biopsy. so another scan in a years time… love to all Nigel xx
Evening all, I may have mentioned once or a thousand times about my peeing problems… I did some reading up on it and it’s not just what you drink that irritates the bladder.. so what I have done today is, changed to wholemeal rice, bread and pasta...
Hello lovely fellow travellers! Today started with scanxiety, sitting in my hospital gown waiting for my flexi cystoscopy after BCG number 15 but I'm delighted to report a lovely clear scan! Woohoo I'm a very happy and relived lady this evening. Having...
Evening all, 3 weeks after my BCG #15 and peeing is still uncomfortable…it comes and goes…. any tips other than water, lemon barley water and paracetamol… am I just gonna have to suck it up? Cheers Nigel
Hi all, just finished at hospital - all clear. Start maintenance course of BCG in a couple of weeks Thank you all for the good wishes
Struggling with my first three treatments BCG immunotherapy. First treatment had difficulty in inserting the cafiter and drew blood , within a couple of days I was very ill and back in hospital with cepsus. After great debate as I am on blood thinners...
Hi All - Thank you for letting me join. My mum is 73 and yesterday she had an ultrasound which showed a large tumour in her bladder. They are going to schedule her for a TURBT but have told her it’s bladder cancer. I wasn’t at the appointment (I live...
Hello, hope you’re all well. I’m looking for advice, support, encouragement. My mum was diagnosed today with T1 G3 bladder cancer after TURBT. They said they did a full resection with no tumor left, and all the scans are pathology so far indicate it...
Went yesterday for my checkup after having chemotherapy treatment into the bladder. It showed some regrowth on the bladder lining, so they want to redo the lazer treatment and the chemotherapy. They also seen my prostate is enlarged so have put me on...
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