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Hi, a few weeks ago my Husband was unwell and put on antibiotics for a suspected UTI, after no improvement and blood in his urine he went to urgent care. They immediately did a CT scan and found "bulking" in the bladder and he was referred to urology...
Hi all! I know people have had far worse after effects than me! But I seem to have a kind of random shooting pain sometimes (in urethra I think) and it's happened between the first and 2nd Bcg treatment but obv was slightly worse after the second. I...
I’ve had 2 cystoscopys, one in March when my TA grade 2(low) was discovered and my 3 monthly camera where I had to have another TURBT which was clear, however…..although this time round I’ve had hardly any blood ( 1st TURBT I had lots for the 3 months...
Hello all, I’ve had the strangest of dreams.. Tottenham Hotspur 4 Everton 0 one of those dreams you don’t want to end… Nigel
Morning Everyone, well it’s Friday again. Our son, wife and grandchildren are on holiday in Turkey and their dog sitter is poorly so guess what? We are dog minding for 10 nights. We went for “walkies” at 6.00 am this morning. The rain was heavy and the...
Hello Friends and wishing you all a happy Bank Holiday weekend… Following on from my post last week when I told you I was diagnosed in January with T1G3 and completed six BCG in May, then unfortunately the biopsy in July conformed CIS alongside the...
Hi I went to the doctors with a problem with my prostate and I got put on a two week wait on the cancer pathway at the consultation MRI with contrast my prostate seemed fine but they’ve come across a problem with my bladder. They said I’ve got pockets...
Hi. Just reading other people's experiences and maybe I am just a panicker. Blood found in a routine urine test led to scans and a look inside. Found *small* growths in bladder and 2.5cm lesion on kidney. Back for meeting last week and now await...
Hello all, as I may have mentioned I have a really bad relationship with junk food….so today walking home from BCG#5 I popped into M&S to pick up some bits for tonight…walking home I have to pass Macdonlads, by habit I walked in and ( on automatic)...
Hello everyone, all of a sudden I’m getting a sharp pain in the right side of my stomach, hurts when I’m sitting g down..when I take a deep breath… any ideas Nigel
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