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Hi.My husband Al (56) has had a recent diagnosis of bladder cancer. 2 cm tumour, not sure what type, they didn’t say…he had blood in his urine on my birthday (20 Sept) got GP appointment same day and was in the urology clinic 2 weeks later. Unfortunately...
Hi, had non-invasive bladder cancer diagnosed mid August. Have had surgery and Mitomycin on 18th Aug. Wasn’t as straightforward as expected. Was sent home same day but re-admitted as catheter bag was full of blood clots. Stayed in 5 days. This was an...
Well, my son has made the decision to have a radical cystectomy. He is 45. Just waiting for operation date now. A left Nephrostomy has also been mentioned. I will be caring for him at my home afterwards, until he's able to go back to his own place. Any...
Hi I’m Jo, My Dad was diagnosed with bladder cancer Dec 2022 and given a terminal diagnosis in Jan 2023. luckily we converted his bungalow and moved in with him about 3 years ago as Dad is in his 80s and has heart failure. My wife, adult son and I are...
Hi, I am a 68yr old male, and it has been a whirlwind of emotions over the past 3 months. Blood in urine, went for CT scan and been told it was cancer. Been admitted to hospital 5 wks ago, bladder and prostrate removed and I now have a stoma bag. Managing...
Hi all, just had my flexi and feeling a bit wobbly to be honest. There are No new growths, no new patches of red. However where i had the previous turbt doesnt look normal he said. He is not sure if its inflamation or abit of calcification where the old...
Hi, I'm new to this forum and I'm worried about my partner, who is a fit and active 71 year old but is suffering from severe side effects of his treatment and finding it hard to cope. He has been diagnosed with MIBC and has undergone 8 sessions of chemotherapy...
I've recently been diagnosed with bladder cancer at age 84. Yesterday I had my tumours removed so I am still sore and running to the toilet lol. I had 3 or 4 tumours one of which which has penetrated into the muscle wall and now wait for 6 weeks to...
my name is Josette I am on here looking to see if there is someone who know more about male bladder cancer my fiancé is dealing with this, and is very stressed out. The doctor said that he is trying 1 more medicine to try to control his bladder...
Hi everybody as the title says only 6 more to go ! Had a slight scare after my last cystoscopy , the nurse wasn’t happy about what she saw . After another cystoscopy last week all looking great . Hopefully starting BCG 22 - 24 in November then done in...
