Grade 2 bladder cancer

Hi  and a warm welcome to the group. You will get lots of support and advice here as we all know the emotions of a cancer diagnosis. Other people find it hard to talk about it as they really don't know what to say. Bit confused when you say the tumour has entered the muscle, but non invasive. Non invasive usually means no muscle involvement. Were you given a stage as well as the grade? We are monitored regularly as this thing can have a habit of coming back, and so they look after us well to catch anything new early, which is very reassuring. It is understandable how you are feeling at the moment and sometimes it helps to talk, and this is a great place for that as we understand. Just had a glimpse at your profile. 27 grandchildren, wow. Hope Christmas went well with them all. Best wishes.

Hi after surgery the surgeon came and told me he had to dig deep into the bladder muscle. Then when i saw cns she told me i had small muscle removed. But my cancer was none invasive but had gone i to muscle . I had ta grade 2 papillary so have 12 week check ups .it had not gone into any other parts of my body so she said none invasive 

Hi . Yes Ta is very early stage non invasive and good it was found so early. Sounds as though the surgeon dug keep to make sure he got it all. The positive thing is that if you are not having any further procedures or treatments, only check ups, then it sounds as though they are happy with what they have done. We all deal with things in different ways. I was always open with people when talking about it. Just the word cancer makes others feel uncomfortable, and is something we learn to deal with. Best wishes.

These sort of personal issues are very difficult to handle during this COVID crisis when we can't get close to each other. You are probably missing contact with your large family. Friends often just don't know what to say. There may be a local cancer support group, but likely to be virtual meetings at the moment. Feel free to moan, chat or ask questions here.

As rily says, good that your BC has been caught early & is therefore very treatable. Just make sure to have the regular checks. Should things progress to be more serious, between most of us here there is usually someone who has experienced each different option. 

My brother had regular checks for several years & was eventually discharged. I was 56 when diagnosed & had bladder removal surgery - still here living life well, 9 years later.