New diagnosis- advice appreciated

I should have said Cystoscopy was November 7th 

Hi Frank123 and welcome to the group. Sorry to hear you have bladder cancer but this is the best place to be. Many of us have been through this and know how the early days of uncertainty can be scary. . The op you will be having is called a TURBT (trans urethral resection of bladder tumour). It sounds worse than it is. Usually done in day surgery but prepare for an overnight. The offending cells are scraped away and biopsies taken. It takes a few weeks to get the results and the results then determine the next step. In the meantime, stay away from Google as there is a lot of out of date or wrong information out there. Feel free to ask anything. Lots of experience and support here. Best wishes.

Hi Frank123,Welcome to this friendly group.I hope you will find support and advice here.Best wishes Jane 

Thank you rily, that’s helpful.I have my pre op next week and hopefully surgery will brvweek after.. The waiting is stressful and I just want to get on with it now.. 

Thank you Jane 

The waiting is never easy but most people feel better once treatment starts.I hope your TURBT goes well.Let us know how you get on.Best wishes Jane 

Hi Frank123 sorry to hear you have been diagnosed with Bladder Cancer. I was first diagnosed last November so been on this journey for a year now. sounds like your on a similar start as i had. the procedure your having as others have said in the chat will involve scraping away the cancer cells and going for biopsy to determine grading. the biopsies results do often take some time to come back my first ones took 9 weeks. This caused no end of worry and like yourself i was told very little as to what to expect. my best advice would be to ask plenty of questions and ask for information on all aspects including potential next steps, time frames etc. i found information only comes when you push them for it.

I wish you all the best of luck with your journey and this group has been a great help both in support and information and also to help you realise your not alone. est of luck and will follow your journey.

Hi Frank

I'm supporting someone with bladder cancer. He had the tumor removed and biopsies taken and came home the same day. Everyone is different and there are different types of bladder cancer so I would try not to worry until you have the operation and have heard from the MDT, (multi disciplinary team) on their findings, which can take a few weeks after the op (TURBT). Keep eating well, plenty of water and sleep, build yourself up, avoid getting a cold or flu as much as you can. 

Best wishes 

Thank you Polly, I really appreciate your response. Im finding the lack of information and communication from the hospital and the waiting difficult. 

Hi Frank123,Sorry that you are not receiving good communication from the hospital.This is something that really needs improvement.Do you have much support at home ? I hope you are finding this group a help.Best wishes Jane