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Little update as requested following my last post. Although following my cystiscopy it was thought I had two tumours, it appears there was just one which was removed successfully fingers crossed. Chemo infusion passed without incident. Recovery from the...
Hello everyone, I'm new here but wanted some advice. I was recently diagnosed with a 2cm tumour on my bladder, the hospital got me in very quickly and the removed the tumour, a TURBT procedure and Intravesical Mitomcyin Instillation. I was discharged...
Hello and thank you for accepting me into your group. Ill give you a quick insight to my dilemma. I was diagnosed with non invasive bladder cancer last year in April 2023. I live in a tiny village outside of Milton Keynes and gossip spreads like wild...
Hello, I have been out all day. Anyone having technical issues? Garviv
My 81 year old husband is currently undergoing his first round of BCG installations, number 5 next week. Thankfully all going well. It occurred to me what a godsend our 'hand held bidet spray' is due to the washing palaver on the day of the installation...
Hi all. We need some advise re NHS and cancer treatment. Mum was diagnosed with cancer of bladder and spine on June 10th. Since then mum has had several PET scans, MRI’s etc. no one can give us a prognosis for her, we keep being told we are waiting on...
I am new to the group. My husband was diagnosed with bladder cancer following a cystoscopy and had a TURBT a month ago. He had CAT scans before the op and a liver MRI after the op. I am stressed by the fact that they asked for a liver MRI. His cancer...
Hi all, 53 year old,female Newby here, So worried,having pain in groin area maybe since March,noticed blood in urine around August two separate occasions, and urgency and burning when passing urine, Rang gp and got to see my nurse no uti present...
Evening all Many years ago my now aunt married my mums brother my uncle obviously and she had nieces of her own and myself and my brother where page boys and the two girls nieces flower girls at their wedding fast forward a few years and we all became...
Another flexi done today by consultant post 1st BCG maintenance. Bladder all clear but original wound site showing some oedema still. Not really surprising after 3 TURBTs on same site, with last in mid June to check red patch (no cancerous cells found...
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