Hi there, Has anyone any advice on how to cope with bladder surgery? my husband has been diagnosed with bladder cancer, high- risk non muscle invasive bladder cancer. He is going to have his bladder removed next week and will be having a urostomy procedure...
Hello, not yet diagnosed as awaiting an appointment. I had womb cancer 5 years ago which involved radiotherapy. I have been treated for a uti in February when there was a lot of blood in the toilet once after urinating. This cleared up but symptoms came...
Hello, bit of background about my journey so far, I am post menopausal in my late 50’s and had been experiencing some post menopausal bleeding, on investigation I was found to have a fibroid but also a tumour in my bladder. This was removed via a TURBT...
My mum is due to have a rigid cystoscopy procedure next week after a CT scan and flexi found a dodgy looking lesion in her bladder. She is in so much pain all around her pelvis and back, and lots of bleeding / clots. No one has sat down and had a conversation...
Hello everyone, I have beenn looking at alot of these threads on here to get some reassurance after my dad's bladder cancer diagnosis yesterday. He has 2 types, Grade 1 non invasive papillary urothelial carcinoma and another 3cm patch/tumour of CIS...
My son will revive his 12th bcg treatment tomorrow and each one is getting harder for him to deal with . All cameras have come back good with only a few red areas due to inflammation from the treatment does can anyone tell me when he will have the all...
Hi I was diagnosed with bladder cancer back last year since then I have had my bladder and. Prostate removed and now I have to wear a bag for the rest of my life it was a really big change to my life I am having chemo because the cancer that was left...
I’ve joined to research info and get support because sadly my 88 year old indestructible, hugely independent dad has been diagnosed with a tumour. He’s being very stoic about it all. He has a CT scan next week, potentially an op in 4 weeks. I don’t have...
Hi Feeling more confident to share my story and we can support each other. IHad symptoms of UTI’s, Cystitis, menopause for quite a while before shouting more for scans. I’m finding women’s issues confuse GP’s and delays checking for more sinister reasons...
Hi all. I'm new here and have the above diagnosis. It isn't actually cancer but it's a precancerous condition. It's pretty uncommon and I'm finding it really hard to get support. Does anyone else have this here or know of anyone who does or can point...
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