Hi
Have just finished 6 rounds of chemo for T3N2mo bladder cancer.
Although I know it can't be cured just wondering if anyone else has gone through this and what their next steps were. There talking about immunotherapy or radiation depending on scan results.
Hi Scar . I was T3 but no nodes involved. I also had 6 weeks of chemo (Gem/Cis). The chemo continues to work for a few weeks after treatment finishes so I had a bit of a wait for follow up. I then had several scans to see what effect it had had, Scans showed the tumour had reduced but still there. I was then offered the choice of bladder removal or chemoradiotherapy. I chose the latter and so far so good. Others here have chosen removal. Best wishes.
Hi Scar . I had six weeks of daily radiotherapy. The latest protocol is now 4 weeks. No real problems with that except some fatigue. On weeks 1 and 4, I had a chemo pump fixed 24/7. The chemo helps the RT to work better. Kept in a pouch on my belt and administered via a PICC line. The chemo (MMC and 5FU) is infused so slowly over the week, it does not have the same effect as the one day big hits and didn't affect me at all. Best wishes.
