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I just want to write an update on my pathology MDT outcome. After an excruciating worry-filled three weeks familiar to all here, I finally got my follow up appointment through 2 days before for Friday 14th at 4pm. I was to go to Urology main building...
Just a quick query. Wondered if anyone had any information on patients that have Ulcerative Colitis and also given BCG to treat bladder cancer. I have UC and also bladder cancer (recently diagnosed) which they are going to treat with BCG. My UC is in...
Hello you wonderful people, I am still in the ALL CLEAR CLUB !! It is wonderful news and the relief was streaming down my face. back on bcg in a couple of weeks, just the CT scan to do . Thankyou all for being there as always. I think i may have a little...
Hello everyone, I haven’t been online for a couple of months due to a very stressful time. During a routine biopsy in November following BCG 7,8,9, a problem with my prostate was discovered. An MRI scan indicated that it was likely to be Stage 3 bladder...
Hi Guys Would firstly like to wish you all the very best on your journey through this disease. I wondered if anyone else is still suffering from extreme fatigue long after treatment has finished. I had a right side distal ureterectomy with reimplantation...
Hello all, BCG #12 done….im not gonna lie the last two have been a nightmare…today I managed to hold on for the two hours and drank plenty while I was waiting. come the two hours I sat on the loo at the tiniest of dribble came out, the sensitivity was...
So had my follow up last week, got a lot going on with my stepdad being in hospital waiting to have a stent fitted as he is at risk of having a heart attack otherwise. So worried about my mum being on her own and him being stuck in hospital going on into...
Iam feeling a bit low . My story been caring for my wife for the last 6 years who has been treated for head and neck cancer various operations and treatment's also had a ,kidney removed for cancer. Then june last year i got diagnosed with non muscle bladder...
Sorry for the late reply to all you lovely people thank you for your advice been to hospital with my wife to see her consultant all good a big relief going to put my feet up and relax now x
I entered a phone-in competition on my local radio station I rang in and the host said you are the first caller and if you answer the question correctly you will win our mystery prize. She said it’s a geography question. Great I thought my geography degree...
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