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Hello, new to the forum, my 81 year old mum has been newly diagnosed following recent cystoscopy. Her CT scan is clear so has not spread which is great. Mum is due to have her 1st TURBT on Wednesday and is very anxious for it to go ahead. Do they complete...
So bloods were ok. And got CT scan appointment for 23rd June. This is a tricky road at its very best! Going to try and develop Garviv ‘s Que Sera approach rather than my usual ‘my life is over’ feeling!! Good wishes to everyone x
Evening all, I feel a bit lost at the moment, the BC has taken up my lif3 for the past 2 1/2 years, and even though I’m still having 6 monthly check ups not having to plan for Bcg is a bit weird, one half of me is gutted I couldn’t do the last set of...
Evening all, Had my flexi today…I was dreading it as always, but especially today as I knew it was going to be painful…and yes it was…they gave me extra numbing gel which worked a bit but I was still flinching throughout…I had two nurses today, one...
Posting at 2am., is open to mistakes. Where I mention my Surgeon called in on me the day after my TURBT to let me know I had Stage 1 Cancer was not correct. He said I had Grade 1. The rest of my posting is correct. Grade 1 but no Stage advised as yet...
I have metastatic bladder cancer under going pembro ev treatment I have recently had nephrostomy bag fitted and want to get advice and tips etc
I am still coming to terms with my best friend of 25 years turning her back on me during immunotherapy treatment. She began to get more and more difficult to deal with, making herself unavailable and sounding short and off hand with me until I asked her...
After TURBT procedure on Monday 1st June my Consultant advised me that my Bladder Cancer was Grade 1 and that the tumour had been successfully scraped away. I further received intravesical chemotherapy. I have a CT scan appointment booked for the 29th...
My husband has been diagnosed with t2 bladder cancer with 50% squamous cancer he has told it will be chemo first and then removal of bladder I’m worried because it’s aggressive is it not better to remove the bladder and then chemo
Hi there, I am a male aged 73, and I have just started the 6 week BCG instillation programme after my TURBT (carcinoma in situ). The first instillation 10 days ago really rocked me, with persistent cystitis and heavy flu-like symptoms that both persisted...
