Hi All, I have been reading through the forum this evening and decided to sign up and be brave and say hi . I am 49 and was diagnosed a few weeks ago . I had a TURBT last Friday and now just waiting biopsy results to know stage and grade although they are hopeful they have caught it early. I was shocked to say the least when I had the cystomony ( not sure I’ve spelt that right) like everyone I’m sure . The first few days I was asking why why why how come and so forth, it was driving me crazy. I am trying to stay positive and like I’m reading in the forum it’s the unknown and the waiting that’s driving us all insane!!
I’m recovering from the surgery well and get my results next Tuesday where I will find out next steps ( so anxious had a couple of meltdowns here and there) . I also have a CT scan of my upper lungs this Friday as want to be sure all is good . I had a kidney CT with dye etc few weeks ago following blood in my urine and repeat uti s , this is where the suspicious tumour was picked up fortunately. I’d been getting aches and pains and tiredness however just put everything down to post menopause but something made me push to get checked further and the gp I happen to see was amazing and pushed my Gp practice for a 2 week referral and then everything seems to have been like a whirlwind although I can not fault my hospital who have moved fast with all of this Caggs x
Hi Caggs and a welcome from me. Your story will be familiar to many of us. It seems like you have been fortunate to have a proactive GP. We know many ladies are often fobbed off with gyno problems before being referred. Scans are routine just to make sure nothing else is going on . No point in thinking why, as besides the usual smoking etc., there is no obvious reason. Take things one step at a time. Good to know you have an appointment for results as some people wait weeks. Just remember, BC can be treated successfully. Best wishes.
