Hi Everyone After 2 goes at BCG for t1g3 tumours and recommendation from surgeon for bladder removal , which I have resisted , I am due to start a 6 week mitomycin course , which the surgeon says is likely to have little effect. Any good news...
Morning Everyone, Greetings from Walton Le Dale. I have just returned from my morning walk with the old Chocolate Labrador. Heavy rain from 6 am this morning but we managed a 30 minute stroll during a welcome lull. Despite the numerous warnings there...
Not wishing to hijack other threads on this subject, but I was wondering whether there is a connection between back pain and BC. Prior to my diagnosis I had experienced discomfort in my back for about 3 months and then had what appears to have been...
I wrote this on a US site, it may be of interest to readers here. https://bladdercancersupport.org/forum/3-newly-diagnosed/47509-sheaths.html If anyone is using one and I am sure many are, I would be very pleased to hear about it. For some reason...
Hi, I’m a 50 year old man and finished 3 years of BCG treatments for T1HG CIS just before Christmas. NED and very relieved. But all of my male relatives on my father’s side have had prostate cancer (often in their 40’s) so my PSA is checked regularly...
My husband, who was diagnosed with BC last June, is frequently getting UTIs. He's been told that it's probably due to him having to self-catherise as his bladder is not emptying properly. He's been doing this since September - twice a day. He had 2 tumours...
Hi all Thanks so much for all your kind thoughts. op went ok and came home same day but had an awful night.The pain and burning going to toilet has been really painful. I’ve been doing 2 litres of water but I still feel dehydrated.Hope it might...
I have had a full course of BCG treatment 2018 - 2022 unfortunately the side effect has left me with inflammation in the bladder. My oncology nurse has told me this is about a one in ten problem for which there is no treatment but should improve over...
Hello all Not been about much recently as I find it easier to cope if I try to forget about bc as much as possible so apologies but I am back as my anxiety is increasing again recently and people here are so sensible and knowledgeable that I always...
Hi everyone, My dad was diagnosed on Tuesday with Advanced Bladder Cancer. He is 80 in July but, fit, healthy and well. Unfortunately, I live 250 miles away so he had to deal with the diagnosis on his own so I only have a small amount of information...
