Hi everyone I’ve been quiet as I have struggled recently with anxiety. I had a second TURBT on the 6th January. Feedback today three weeks later (seemed loooong) have been told it’s not muscle invasive. But high risk. I’ve been offered 27 BCG treatments...
Hi all, it’s been a long time since I was on their community group. What a roller coaster couple of years it has been. my husband was diagnosed with muscle invasive bladder cancer in 2022. He had neonadjuvant chemotherapy followed by a cystoprostectomy...
Hello STC1 here. My radical cystectomy revealed most of my non curable cancer was as per subject header. I have just started GemCis chemo and had first session. Second one missed as I had been in A & E with a chest infection. Due to see consultant next...
I have been undergoing checks and treatment for the last 4 years. This has included flexible and rigid cystoscopies, a course of mitomycin followed by further checks. Then in March 2021 following a biopsy I was told that I now had Grade 3 cancer and removal...
Hello everyone, prostate biopsy done, 10 days to wait for the results… bag of nerves now… im not gonna try and look for answers.. im so drained…consultant showed me my MRI, ( I had no idea of what I was looking at) explained to me the different...
I’m facing just my 6 th round this week, how many more should I be looking forward to ?
Are there any longterm/after effects of BCG treatment ? Im on my last cycle of treatment this week with a scan to follow in 12 week then any follow up appointments .
Hi I am new to this site, just to say I finished 3 years Bcg treatment last January, did 24 out of the 27, Had a flexible camera in October which was still all clear of cancer, now on 12 monthly checks , just asking the question I am still peeing fair...
Hi Had my first Turbt done yesterday , consultant said 80% of cancer successfully been scraped away. Waiting for doctor to see me this morning and I'll ask him about the other 20%. I don't know wether they do the rest at a later date or they simply...
Hi all, Haven't been on in a very long while. I hope everyone is doing as well as they can - and positive thoughts for everything.. everyone is going through. - I just wondered if anyone had experienced a cystoscopy and seen 'slough' shedded material...
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