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Hello Everyone, I am still not receiving notifications from the BC forum despite the efforts of the MacMillan technical boffins. I have to go to the MacMillan page and read the posts. I hope everyone is well. The sun is shining here in Walton Le Dale...
Hi folks It's Steph here from the Community team, I hope you don't mind me popping in here. The wonderful rily reminded me recently that it's Bladder Cancer Awareness month in May. We think it's important that everyone going through tests or with...
Has anyone had an enlarged prostate after BCG treatment. Got a scan on Monday to look at it. Feels painful. Cheers
I have now had two chemo out of six with no problems at all but people keep saying , you may get the side effects near the end of my treatment or am I going to be the lucky one
Hello everyone. I just got my results after a TURBT. My cancer is invasive and my options are radiotherapy or full bladder removal and a stoma. In complete shock and looking for anyone who has been through this or us in the same place as me.
My first TURBT was 4 months ago and it was single Papillary Urothelial, 1.5cm low grade, non-invasive, which was removed. I got my second TURBT this week and they found mulitiple tumors and the biggest one was 10cm (same type). I'm waiting for biospy...
I was diagnosed with bladder in 2017 and had bladder, full hysterectomy & top of my cervix removed at age 33. Then in 2022 I was told nodules in my lungs that my oncologist had been keeping an eye on were in fact cancerous. I received one round of radiotherapy...
OK firstly hello everyone I will try and keep thi short(ish) I am a 50 year old male and i was diagnosed with high grade superficial bladder cancer in my urethra last June/July. I was told they would do a cystectomy but then they did an MRI and they...
Hi all Just had my 5th session of the 6 and there was a massive leakage on them placing the chemo into the bladder. They administered a second dose and apart from a minor trickle this seemed to be staying in. Up to now I've had no issues, anybody...
Does anyone have advice about this procedure please
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