People of any background, gender identity or sexual orientation etc can be diagnosed with cancer. Please be welcoming and supportive when talking to others.
We keep this a safe space for everyone. To find out more, take a look at our Community Guidelines.
Morning, I hope everyone is safe and well after the weekend weather. Most of the snow has gone here after yesterday’s torrential rain but more sleet and thundery showers are forecast. As we start a new week I am waiting for an appointment date for my...
Hi all I recently joined this forum after my diagnosis. Through reading various posts I am amazed by how many people have been diagnosed because of UTI but also how many UTI'S they had to have before referral I was urinating blood and was given antibiotics...
I hope everyone has had a great Xmas I had family around at Xmas it was Nice I went to Urology last week & all they said was just soak the excess urine up with Spc using dressing not very helpful took me ages to get more dressings from district nurses...
Hi, There's a good chance they're going to propose a neobladder for me and I read that you have to be able to do self-catheterisation to qualify. I have a phobia about catheters and I find it traumatic when a highly trained nurse does it (to the extent...
i have been booked for radical cystectomy. they tell me that they dont think chemo, radiotherapy or BCG would work, and they dont want to delay. i really not keen on such a life-changing, irreversible operation, but does not seem to be much choice. Interested...
I was diagnosed with t3 bladder cancer in October. After the initial shock and horror I had a meeting with urologist and macmillan nurse. The doctor drew up a plan for me: 3 rounds of chemo and then operation. Everything seemed clear. not for long. When...
Wishing all fellow travellers a wonderful, happy, healthy 2025. Love Ade xx ️
Morning Everyone, After the non stop rain on New Year’s Eve/ Day the river burst its banks flooding the main road into the city. Many areas round here were quite bad for a while. Thankfully the rain stopped. Today at 7.00 am the sky was clear, sunshine...
For the first time in ages I started my day (possibly upsetting my neighbours ) blasting out Roxy Music Editions of You . It was like a gust of wind blowing away all the old cobwebs !! Great way to start the day with a tune . What tunes have you played...
As above really just felt like sharing. He’s due to have scans and cystoscopy to check due to reoccurring urine infections. He is in his 80’s and has a few health problems and Chronic kidney disease. He had a cystoscopy many years ago and had to be...
