Hi.My husband Al (56) has had a recent diagnosis of bladder cancer. 2 cm tumour, not sure what type, they didn’t say…he had blood in his urine on my birthday (20 Sept) got GP appointment same day and was in the urology clinic 2 weeks later. Unfortunately they didn’t have time for all tests so we were back again 10 days later. When they called me in i still didn’t expect to hear ‘ it’s cancer’. He’s so fit and healthy. We’ve been off work- he has a horrendous cough and I’m in half term. But it’s been awful. We have a date for his TURBT but also waiting for a chest x Ray as he’s been coughing for months…I now just can’t wait until they get the tumour out of him and we find out what we’re dealing with. So scary.
Hi Redunicorn and a warm welcome to the group, although sorry to hear your husband may have bladder cancer. We don't usually hear of a cough being associated with bladder cancer but the x-ray will see if anything is untoward. Do not be alarmed if he is also called for a CT scan, this is standard. A TURBT procedure is usually done in day surgery, but prepare him for an overnight. Biopsies will be taken and then a further wait for results. The results will then determine the next step. The early days of not knowing and uncertainty can be the worst and we never get used to all the waiting. Lots of us have been through this so feel free to ask any questions or just talk. Best wishes.
Thanks for the quick reply 
