Hi Just had the report from the cystoscope on the 11th 2 papillary tumors they are on the dome. Have gone in to a bit of a panic as reading this location is a bigger issue. Have anyone else had this. Many thanks
Hi Folks. Any Quizzers out there? The team have put out a community festive quiz. Have a go if you find any time for yourself over the quiet period over the holidays. You can have a go if you click the link HERE . See how well you can do. Good Luck and...
Hello I am posting on behalf of closed one. 74 Male. Five doses of BCG with the fifth dose over a month and a half ago and it has been stopped due to complication - not sure what the next steps are as far BCG is concerned. The main issue for now is...
Husband had his 3 monthly flexible cystoscopy today and all good. It was a lovely Dr who we’ve had before, he jokes and is so approachable it makes it so much easier, he said the bladder was fine, didn't look like anything had been done in there. So now...
Hello I am new to this forum. I am a 64 years old woman. I was diagnosed with bladder cancer in July 2023. Has anyone in this group had their thyroid function affected by the BCG treatment?
Very happy just had 6 month cystoscopy and got a clear result, best Christmas present I could ask for, no Bcg treatment until April so a nice break and another camera in June. One year six months since first Turbt and feel I am managing this as best as...
Hello Everyone, I had my second Of three BCG maintenance instillations on Thursday. Wow! I had the variety with extra barbed wire. I’ve previously had seven instillations with a little discomfort bit this time, extra strong. Because it was Friday yesterday...
I’ve been having lots of UTIs recently and had a flexi cystoscopy which showed a strange thing mass, almost like fingers/grass in the bladder. The consultant said I’d be booked in for biopsies and an ultra sound but told not to worry too much. I’m still...
Had a RC in March -good progress since but now have had to have a stent from kidney to stoma pouch. The stent will be changed every 3 months. Do I need to clean the stent tail when I change my bag and if so how? Or do I leave well alone. ?
Hello everyone, was diagnosed with bladder cancer "a secondary" ,mid March, my primary being terminal LAP. and would like to know if any of you had any advice on things "i do not mean medical"that may help or aggravate it. I know it may seem a minor issue...
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