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Hello I’m very new to this but would appreciate some thoughts. My husband was diagnosed on Friday after a flexible cystoscopy (this was after the GP discovering blood in urine on Tuesday). He has had several calls from the hospital today - one for a...
Hi guys, I haven’t been on here since my RC in March. It’s been a tough journey healing, they damaged a load of nerves in my pelvis and my right leg is numb to my knee. I can’t walk far and now either use a wheelchair or a mobility scooter to get around...
My RCB I always 50 on a urine dip , dont like the look of that but though I cant see the blood I guess any microscopic blood will shoot it up , any ideas anyone ?
Hi all, me again as you know I had a second TURBT on the 8th Feb and came home with a catheter for two weeks. My urine started of red but is looks like strong tea with some debris in it, can anyone tell me if this is normal or should I be going to see...
Hi lovely folks After a better night, I got a phone call from the hospital offering me a cancellation slot for my surgery this Wednesday, instead of next Wednesday. Naturally I jumped at the chance, less time for me to imagine the worst. Of course...
Well , referral went in in thurs apparently and I have a scan tomorrow , im pleased about that but in some ways I’m worried that they have got me in this quick .
Hi, I am looking for some advise re next steps. in the last 7 wks I have had two TURBT ops along with numerous MRI’s, CT scans and Ultrasounds. My tumour was 3.8cm long and have been diagnosed as TA grade 3. I am also a Type1 diabetic reliant on Insulin...
I have to choose between a stoma and a neobladder. I'd love to hear your thoughts or experiences.
Hi. , after my 2 weeks referral went in I had a phone call the next day to offer me an appointment sometime in the next two weeks. At that time the lady asked me some questions then told me I would be having a scan before the cystoscope , is this normal...
So here I am at 4am, I'm waking every couple of hours or even hour with night sweating.This is happening every night and I haven't started treatment yet and I know thoughts aren't facts but it's hard not to think that this means the cancer has spread...
