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I was diagnosed in June with early stage aggressive cis cancer .I informed them i inject fortnightly with Idacio for Chrohns disease .This only became an issue 2 days before my Bcg treatment as they said my reduced immunity would be an issue . I had tol...
Hi I posted on here a few days ago about my dads diagnosis and they suspected spreading to lymph nodes so he had to have a second pet scan .. well he had the scan .. results back - no spreading and they want him to have his bladder removed . He’s agreed...
Hi all, I’m 56, I’ve had 3 TURBTs, the latter at the Marsden showed lots of aggressive G3 with CIS. All removed but clearly a field change and very likely to keep on returning. Luckily so far the worst was T1b - deep in mucosa but not in muscle yet...
My Sister in Law was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year and underwent an operation called the whipple procedure . She has had a series of chemotherapy sessions and has been given the all clear following scan last month. However, her cognitive...
Hi all! I had a second TURBT procedure for high grade bladder cancer about three weeks ago. Found out yesterday that it has not gone into the walls of bladder phew! So they are happy that it has removed it all. My next follow up step is BCG. What...
Morning all, just back from my BCG #1. It was quick and easy and painless, I hadn’t eaten or drank anything since yesterday, but my CNS has told me that next week I can have a coffee and breakfast before I come. She said I could go home straight away...
Hi all, sorry to start another thread but I can’t find any info about the issue I have. Or might not have ;) It’s been a week since my TURBT, and I don’t seem to have any blood in my urine - but it still really hurts my penis when I urinate, and there...
Hi all Looking for experience from anyone with a urostomy who needs to provide the GP with a urine sample. Recent blood tests have identified impaired kidney function, so I need a repeat blood test, and need to provide a urine sample. I did call the...
Good evening everyone, had my first BCG today, how long do I keep bleaching the loo for? I know the paper says six hours. thank you Nigel
I was recently diagnosed with bladder cancer. ( on 9/07/24) I'm a 69 year Oldman ( soon to be 70 yrs !!) I've a few trepidations about joining this " forum" .. but I thought I'd try !! I'm on NHS fast track !! ( so I'm told !) e.g. I'm...
