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I have had my TURBT in January and diagnosis of T2 bladder cancer , had scans and MRI , being transfered to another hospital because the primary hospital doesn't deal with bladder removal ops , since the 2nd hospital had an MDT meeting about my case on...
Hi,I’m over 5 years post cystectomy but still struggle with stamina.Before surgery this was not a problem despite not being in the best of health.Is it just me or have any of you found physical jobs like gardening harder since cystectomy ? I’m midway...
Hi Everyone First TURBT yesterday. Arrived at 12 noon and was on my way down by 13:10. I elected to have an epidural and sedation. Was nervous about that as I'd expected to be out cold but the anaesthetist convinced me it would be okay and that if I...
Hi everyone had a mri last Thursday just wondering what the average wait time to get results was ? Phil thanks in advance
A big thank you to all the lovely people who supported me yesterday. Iam feeling a lot more positive now. Phil
Hi all, hope you're all well considering. Like to share my journey short version. Diagnosed in 2022. Initially 44 tumours. Had 3 turtbs in three months. Have had 12 tubts in all. Six weeks then camera. 22 tumours recurred at least halfed .Next was mitomycin...
Back in hospital with another UTI. Only discharged two weeks ago after my last uti. It’s the 3rd uti since my RC last November. Has anyone else suffered with recurrent UTIs? Cheers, Leo
Hi all Well today was the day that I was told what diagnosis I had. I thought I may not get away lightly but oh boy! My consultant basically said that I had muscle invasive bladder cancer that has penetrated the fat and is also in my abdominal lymph...
Well, here we are - very early for my first TURBT. The Treatment centre isn’t even open yet…We couldn’t sleep so just thought getting here was a good idea. Im so scared about what they’re going to find. My abdominal pains have got worse and are now...
Hi Everyone - If you are taking the time to read this thank you. I have a 3cm plus (only) tumour in my bladder and my first TURBT 25th Feb. It's been a bit surreal over the last couple of weeks, Ultra sound, camera and CT Scan (don't know the CT results...
