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.
For almost a year my dad was having problem urinating and was receiving treatment for prostitis. It wasn’t improving but he had no blood or anything so doctor wasn’t that concerned but referred him for a cystoscopy which showed a growth on his bladder...
Just had my flexible cystoscopy following my 9th BCG and all good so far, Noted on screen that in addition to the scar tissue from 2 of the removed blighters, the last one in the trigone which was biopsied in late November still looks red and inflamed...
Hi folks, I finished my last of 6 BCG 9 days ago. Unfortunately I am getting quite a bit of pain in the bladder, and am peeing very frequently including at night, which is really disturbing my sleep. Is this usual after a series of 6 BCG? And how long...
Well at 9am today I had the 6th of my BCG induction treatments, only side effect has been the urgency to wee. Now 7pm and things have settled down now for the check up under GA hope all is clear. Hope everyone is doing ok. Love Lynn x
Good Evening all Juat a quick one I was wondering how many people have completely cut out alcohol or cut down since being diagnosed I myself cut down a lot 12 months ago before I ever got diagnosed but I do enjoy a few cans of beer Friday and Saturday...
Hi does anyone have more insight and details on the trials mentioned in the following ? https://news.sky.com/story/amp/uk-patients-test-gamechanger-bespoke-mrna-jab-for-melanoma-13123074
Good morning all, been a while!! Just wondering…… I had a TURBT approximately 6 weeks ago, bleeding on and off for the first week or so then all seemed to clear up. At the 3.5 week point passed scabs and a bit more blood (all good). During all this...
Hi, I’m due to have my RC operation in a couple of weeks, do you have to have any bowel prep beforehand? What did people take for wind pain after op? Is there anything else that people wish they had known before they went in?
Just had my 3rd mitomycin all going well but my ankles are swelling up and I was woundering if any one else has had this problem
Hello all, got my results today. The urology team rang me. The cancer was non invasive, only on the lining of my bladder and it hasn’t spread. I think that’s about as good as it gets. They want to bring me back in to check they haven’t missed anything...
