Morning all, I had my meeting to discuss the histology from a TURBT at the end of May. The diagnosis wasn't what we were hoping for and I have (had) a 1cm TaG3 tumour. As it was coplicated by the fact it was in a bladder diverticulum they weren't able...
Hello everyone, nice to meet you all. My name is Paula and I’m a 62 year old lady and live alone with my two little dogs. We three are my only family now as I lost my lovely mum nearly 5 years ago and we were the only ones left of our family. We were...
I have had 9 doses of BCG so far; six more to go. After the 8th dose, I am having persistent symptoms of prostatitis with dysuria, urgency and frequency. In your experience, how long does this horrible side effect last?
I'm new to the forum, I was diagnosed with urothelial carcinoma. I was told it was very aggressive and the only option was the above. They removed my bladder prostate and part of my urethra. I've got a urostomy bag for my urine. The operation was done...
Hi I’m Lisa, My dad was diagnosed with bladder & Prostate cancer. In our area he has to attend 2 different hospitals which is annoying. The prostate Doc seemed to think the Bladder element was the most important. dad had a very small tumor removed...
Well I never thought I’d be joining a discussion group like this and still it hasn’t registered completely with me that I have bladder cancer. Had my TURBT on 1st July followed by the chemo straight into the bladder afterwards. Surgeon said removed a...
Hi. I am post TURBT and awaiting the start of BCG in two weeks time. It’s Saturday evening so I can’t phone my GP until morning but …………#%* is it my GP I contact or do I contact my Urology Specialist Nurse if I think I have a UTI. Earlier this evening...
Hi I’m new and very confused and scared. I went to the doctor on the 15th after having passed a lot of blood into my catheter’s night bag the night before. They put me onto the 2ww pathway for urology. I had my bladder ultrasound yesterday (24/06/26)...
Hi to all,i am new to this group and wondering about other peoples experiences. I am a 64 yr old male and having BCG vaccine after finding a tumour growing inside my bladder(non invasive). I have had the tumour removed and the area scraped a couple...
Hi everyone, I’m new to the group. My dad is 81 and has muscle invasive bladder cancer. Diagnosed in March 2025 with TURBT soon after. No symptoms until March this year - passing blood through urine. Second TURBT in April this year but symptoms only stopped...
