Husband has been dianosed with a small polyp

Hi and welcome to our corner of the community at what must be a worrying time for you and your husband. Firstly if it does turn out to be bladder cancer, let me reassure you by saying bladder cancer can be treated successfully one way or another. Of course it may turn out to be nothing sinister. The operation your husband will have is called a TURBT (trans urethral resection of bladder tumour). It sounds a lot worse than it is. It is a fairly routine and straightforward op. If he goes in early, he could be out the same day, but prepare for an overnight stay. A biopsy will be taken and there will then be an anxious couple of weeks waiting for the results. The main after effect of the op is stinging when peeing for a few days. I hope I haven't overloaded you with info. Please feel free to ask any questions. Many of us have been there. I hope you are doing ok with your own treatment. Best wishes.

Thank you Riley for your post it has eased my mind, I will relay the information to Andrew, my husband, which l hope will help him. It's very difficult  watching someone go through it, it was easier going through it myself. I always see a glass as half full, but Andrew's is always half empty. I think it's the waiting around that's the main problem, too much time to think.

Kind regards

Sonia

Hi Doglady and sorry you find your self on the bladder forum. Andrew sound just like me, glass half empty (my husbands always telling me that) ive had bladder cancer for over 6 years (and doing very well fingers crossed) then my husband goes and gets kidney cancer, has his kidney out last October and even though he’s doing ok at the moment life’s done a turn around. At the start of his KC I was such a mess,  but slowly I’m now getting there. My husband doesn’t worry at all and that’s hard for me to understand. I know what your husbands going through. As Rily says caught early BC has a good outcome and hopefully he hasn’t even got  BC. Good luck to you both Xx

Hi SueCC

Thank you for your reply, yes l think you are right, different people react differently to situations. I get on with things and Andrew worries so much, l wish l could help him through it. He is not a great talker. 

My best wishes to you and your husband and I hope you continue to do well.

Sonia x

Hi Doglady,

So sorry to hear about your husband but as others have reassured you bladder cancer( if that is what he has) is very treatable.

i was first diagnosed in 2017, low grade and non invasive. I always imagine the worse and have had reoccurrences but I find the hospital is great at keeping a check on you .Its understandable that your husband feels as he does, it’s bad enough one of you having cancer but when it happens again life becomes very difficult. I found this out last year when my husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer- I went into complete meltdown.

The waiting is the worst bit as you probably know but I am sure he will get a date for his op very quickly so things can move forward.

All the very best

Luce x

Thank you Luce for sharing your experiences, you are right in saying the wait is the worse bit. Hopefully he will have an appointment soon.

Best wishes

Sonia x

Morning Doglady, not only have you landed into a lovely supportive group but quite a few of us seem to have a weakness for our animal friends. Hence my name and Rily's profile pic! Everyone else has said the reassuring words "bladder cancer is really treatable" and I am another example of that. After a high-grade diagnosis in 2017 I feared the worst but this week I got home from a really exciting holiday where I saw wild crocodiles and elephants, and this morning I am collecting a new labrador puppy to join my animal family. My life goes on!! I'm still having BCG treatment every 6 months and cystoscopies every 3 months but the days in between are mine, free of disease, and full of life. Thank you to the NHS and the friends on this site. Sending love. x

Hi Herothedog

Thanks for your reply, another animal fan.

I have received lots of good  information and  l just need to get Andrew to read them! It's nice to see their are lovely supporting people on this site as well.  Have a good Easter.

Take care

Sonia x

After one day upset on original BC diagnosis back in September we both decided to be positive. Anxiety doesn't help. Have full confidence in your oncologist and chemotherapy team. At Leicester Royal thy are caring and most helpful. Any qusrtions no mattt how trivial phone your dedicated nurse. Hope all goes well. I am now on 7th cycle of chemotherapy. One more to go next month. Only side effects have been hiccups and fatigue. Still go for short walks daily.

Thanks Richard 1944 for your experience, l think you have the right attitude in order to get through this. I have receive lots of support from this forum.

Have a good Easter.

Many thanks