Afternoon All So first thing this morning Phone Call from my CSN confirming everything in Fridays letter and Saying yes surveillance will be sufficient at this moment in time I presume that’s due to the benign nature of the samples taken last month...
Hi, I had what was suspected as an enlarged prostate. Ultra sound subsequently identified a 7cm mass in the bladder. CT scan has since confirmed it hasn’t spread and I have my biopsy booked for for Wednesday but with the urologist who I originally selected...
Afternoon Everyone Hope your enjoying the weather so not long in from work Letter comes through the post regarding my last TURBT biopsies show benign great stuff happy with that however it seems I’m going straight onto surveillance now after being...
Hello everyone I came across this article on Macmillan's site today following looking at the headlines in the newspapers on BBC website. Here are Macmillan's disturbing headlines. Cancer survival rates in the UK are as much as 25 years behind other...
Hi all. I wonder if anybody can help. Nearly two years since my cystectomy I am suddenly getting some itching around the area where my bag is. Not horrendous but annoying Has anybody else had this and if so what did you do? Thanks. Jenny
Hi all, I was diagnosed last July with bladder cancer, I’ve had two TURBT’s as it was a large tumour, a nephrostomy for 4 months & then replaced with a stent) I’ve had my first 6 week session of BCG treatment, the last session being in January. The...
Hi there, I'm 2 months on from my last Mtomycin C session and due to have a cystoscopy in a month. For the last week or so I have felt like I need to wee even though there isn't that much there. No blood,stinging etc. I was wondering if I should get in...
Hi ,everyone just had my last BCG this morning [27] WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO . If I can do it anyone can ,stay positive drink plenty .Head down crack on .
Hi fellow travellers, I finished my BCG induction course 5 weeks ago, and have my cystoscopy next week. Tonight I saw rose blood in my urine. My imagination is in overdrive of course. Has this happened to anyone else on the BCG treatment programme? Any...
Afternoon Everyone So not had much to say this past few weeks after my last procedure so this is where I’m upto had a TURBT again 23rd of May and was supposed to be having a ureterscopy at the same time but that got cancelled last minute when my consultant...
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