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Hello. I am mew here. Husband diagnosed by cytoscopy 2 days ago. We are obviously shocked and worried. Last night however he said he doesnt want the CT scan and operation to remove it as he cant cope with knowing incase its spread. The dr said it looked...
Hi, im new here. I was diagnosed with non invasion bladder cancer 4 years ago, luckily it was caught early, but recently I've started with recurring water infections so day I want for my yearly cystocopy but I couldn't have it because there is still...
Was diagnosed with bladder cancer a couple of weeks ago and going in for a TURBT next week, my tumour is invasive and is T3 N1 . Wondering how fast you get results and treatment plan? Been looking at bladder removal op as at this stage it could be a possibility...
Hi all, I have been having some pain issues and frequent urination for around four months (the latter has been longer but I put it down to age, I’m 44). An ultrasound found something on my bladder, after investigations for UTI proved negative. I paid...
Good evening everyone, Just wanted to share my husbands good news today, he had his annual cystoscopy and remains cancer clear, he was diagnosed in 2016 had a turbt and BCG, cancer returned and he had more maintenance But is now 5years clear His CNS...
Hi All, I have been reading through the forum this evening and decided to sign up and be brave and say hi . I am 49 and was diagnosed a few weeks ago . I had a TURBT last Friday and now just waiting biopsy results to know stage and grade although they...
I just wanted to say hello. I am a 45 year old woman with HG PT1. I had a TURBT a couple of months. Unfortunately my leg kicked when they cut out the larger of the two tumours so my bladder was perforated and I had to have a catheter for two weeks while...
Been diagnosed with uroethial cancer. Which gets treated the same as bladder cancer I believe. Took 6 months for proper diagnosis as was told it was ovarian cancer. By this time my cancer is stage 3 locally advanced. I have just finished 6 cycles...
Hi my husband's bladder cancer has returned after first diagnosis in Sept 2020 and a TURP followed by 15 BCG treatments over 2 years. If anyone has had their cancer return have you had the same treatment? Hubby goes in to hospital tomorrow for surgery...
Had a TURBT in Jul 2023 and waited sometime for Pathology result to arrive and thereafter had 6 sessions of BCG immunotherapy. It’s now 5 weeks after the last session of intra vesicular BCG. I’m now waiting for a flexible cystoscopy (first one after the...
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