Hi All, Today's Guardian announced there is a new urine test for Bladder Cancer which avoids the need for a cystectomy. ("Non-invasive home test for bladder cancer hailed as major breakthrough"). Many of us have discussed this subject before. After...
I will be starting recombinant BCG in 2 weeks. I guess I would like to know if I will be able to go to work the next day. Not a strenuous job, but I want to be sharp as possible. I hear fatigue can be a problem and frequent urination. Any feed back from...
Evening all, I feel a bit lost at the moment, the BC has taken up my lif3 for the past 2 1/2 years, and even though I’m still having 6 monthly check ups not having to plan for Bcg is a bit weird, one half of me is gutted I couldn’t do the last set of...
I am still coming to terms with my best friend of 25 years turning her back on me during immunotherapy treatment. She began to get more and more difficult to deal with, making herself unavailable and sounding short and off hand with me until I asked her...
My friend and his wife went to Wales last week. They stopped for lunch in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. They asked the waitress if she could pronounce slowly and clearly where they were. The girl leaned over and said “ Burr...
Hello, I’m now in the 6th week post op and spent much of last week in hospital with a kidney infection. I was discharged with anti bios on Monday, yet my kidneys still ache. I have no significant temp., just a dull ache. Anti bio course ends 6th June...
Morning all, I can’t believe I’m saying this but I feel great…it’s been a while since I’ve been able to type this… the waiting game is with the dog…I need 3 days of poo samples for the vets..2 days 6am on the dot, today he’s not having it..we’ve walked...
Brighton 0-2 Tottenham happy days had something to eat turned tv back on… Brighton 3-2 Tottenham…I’ve had enough of football already…. i need chocolate…. love to all Nigel
Evening all, I tried to replace some bathroom taps today…it looked fairly straight forward on you tube…after I had finished the same taps are still on the bath but the cold one is leaking under the bath…hahaha..(not badly) think I’ll leave it to the...
Today's Guardian (June 3rd 2026) has an article which follows on from publication at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. It says there has been an exciting development in Britain for treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer...
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