Well , referral went in in thurs apparently and I have a scan tomorrow , im pleased about that but in some ways I’m worried that they have got me in this quick .
Morning everyone this is a wee update from my 2nd. TURBT on Thursday. Was released from hospital after 24 hours with catheter as I could not void my bladder naturally have been passing lots of bright red urine so hoping it settles soon, no pain but very...
Following my 2nd TURBT on 25 January biopsies still showing NMIBC low grade but because of tumour size have suggested a course of Mitomycin cover six weeks with follow up cystoscopies or follow up cystoscopies with further TURBTs if necessary . My concern...
Hi lovely folks I finally chased down my support nurses and they were very apologetic as they didn't know I existed ! Normally they said I would be introduced to them after the cytoscopy had confirmed a growth. Anyway they were nice and told me the...
I had a TURBT on 15th December, and CT scan a few days before that. How long does one generally have to wait for histology results, staging , CT scan interpretation MDT readout and proposed treatment options? I am in the Welsh region. I am quite an...
I had routine day surgery for kidney stone removal on 15th Jan - i think they were made of kryptonite as three lots of lithotripsy failed. So I waited about 20 months for day surgery. After the surgery the Urologist explained to me that they had found...
Hi, have been following the group for a while and only now plucked up the courage to join in. I was diagnosed with a 5cm T1 G3 bladder tumour at the beginning of Nov. 2023 I am due to have another Turbt this Thursday as there was no muscle tissue present...
Hi, was diagnosed in April 2021 with none muscle evasive bladder cancer hat turbt then another, told it was aggressive cancer been having bcg and regular checks, I had a cystoscopy beginning December, the consultant didn’t seem very happy with what he...
Hi I've finally received my diagnosis & my World has shattered into a million little pieces. Nothing makes sense to me anymore, it's as though all my previous knowledge (gained in Nursing) has evacuated my brain and left me with absolutely nothing to...
Ok folks, I am waiting for my 2nd TURBT in a few days, and am looking forward to getting a treatment plan in place after that. If I may ask ask a stupid question : is it usual to be tired at this stage, a few weeks after diagnosis, and my 1st TURBT...
