Hi, I’m new to this forum and I’m here to support my husband. He’s 61 years old. He has been diagnosed as having high risk non muscle invasive bladder cancer and has had the tumour removed. He is to have another turbt and six weeks of bcg Immunotherapy...
Greetings fellow travelers! New here! I had my third TURBT last week (three in a seven week span) and I begin BCG in six weeks. I was given Gemcitabine Intravesically after the last two surgeries. The pain, vomiting and constant spasms were out of control...
Hello! My name is Charlotte and I’m 35 years old, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of information online about this particular condition and it looks like it’s a pre-malignant condition to a very scary type of bladder cancer (also very rare at my age!)...
Hi everyone. My husband was diagnosed with urothelial bladder cancer a year ago. He is on immunotherapy ( pembrolizumab and enfortumab). He is also on steroids because the immunotherapy has destroyed the part of his pituitary gland that controls cortisol...
Hi I’ve just been told the results today my bladder cancer that’s in my diverticulum that has spread to my lymph nodes nodes is squamous cell carcinoma I was told there is no treatment for this and it’s highly invasive I’m a very fit and healthy woman...
Hi everyone I had a TURBT 4 weeks ago to try and remove my bladder tumour it is in my diverticulum so they were unable to fully remove it my CT showed lymph node spread I go in today to hopefully know more and hopefully find out what the plan next is...
Hello everyone I've not officially been diagnosed yet but got multiple masses in my bladder. Surgeon didn't actually say the word but did say at least stage 2. Anyway onward! Coincidentally I had a breast biopsy last week and today I was told...
Dear All, They found a very tiny area of recurrence in my bladder which they are going to burn it off in the next two weeks. I understand it is fairly common occurence with Ta stage bladder tumour. So I am hoping that is the end and that I wont be plagued...
I'm new here so just checking in to say hello and seeing if anyone else has experienced similar to me.. I am pretty much at the start of this unexpected journey, alone sadly -no family left, that I guess many of you already is a road well travelled so...
Hello everyone , I have recently been diagnosed with both prostate and bladder cancer - the prostate diagnosis was expected as I have been on tamsulosin for 2/3 years and it is in the family - but the bladder was a complete shock - no symptoms at all...
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