I was diagnosed last March with bladder cancer .I am 74 and in good health , I had two large tumors removed then a follow up four weeks later where they removed more tissue from the tumor sites . The tumors were superficial but with a high grade .i have stage1pT1G2TCC so i had my first 6 week course of BCG treatment in June/July with a follow up in September for a flexible cystoscopy where the consultant could not see clear enough in the bladder due to debris floating around so a rigid cystoscopy was arranged 3 weeks later.During this cystoscopy they also took some biopsies and the results were 'no evidence of cancer'so Iwas to continue my second set of BCG treatment which happened in November /December. my next flexible cystoscopy was in February where something suspicious was seen and so more biopsies were taken . I now have received a call from the hospital saying there is a recurrence of the cancer and was told I would receive an appointment to come in to have a rigid cystoscopy and scrape away the growth they found .I don't know how bad it is yet but can't stop thinking what the next step might be.Has anyone had similar outcome to this . Cheers
Hello sport and welcome to the group. Sorry to hear you may have a new recurrence. We do see similar here often. The positive is that it appears to have been caught early and they are looking after you. Difficult for anyone to sat what the next step would be, but in many cases people continue with BCG or alternatives. It is the worry of not knowing that can cause the anxiety. I am sure someone will be along to share experiences. Best wishes.
