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Well, this is not a post I thought I’d ever be writing. I had TURBT surgery 4 weeks ago and last week I received the devastating news that I have T1, Grade 3, high risk early bladder cancer. I will be having another surgery in 6 weeks time for a biopsy...
Hi, I'm feeling really quite anxious and tearful this morning. Over the past few days the blood in my urine has worsened significantly. Especially throughout the night and into the morning. It is red now. It is scary and I keep thinking my tumours...
Hi everyone. My husband has recently been diagnosed with an aggressive bladder cancer which unfortunately has spread outside of the pelvis so is no.longer curable. I've are hoping that immunotherapy will be possible but are waiting for a TURBT before...
Hi All, My first post - my husband has bladder cancer, he was diagnosed a few weeks ago, and is doing well ( I think). He had a TURBT which confirmed the tumor, then a second 2 days ago, to take more and see what is going on. He hasn't been told much...
Hi, Been on here before but not a regular. Diagnosed bc may 2021 G3T1, all the usual tests & cystoscopies done, TURBT etc. Last cystoscopy was July 5th just gone. all clear including urine test. There was a bit of haematuria, which they flushed with...
Hi All. I'm a 60 year old male. I had my bladder cancer removed just over a year ago and it returned in June. I've just started a 6 week course of Mitomycin. I had my second dose yesterday and am exhausted today. Just wondering if this is normal
Hi, I just had a browse on Amazon and it's a bit overwhelming - so many books out there and it's not that easy to get info about what edition you'd be buying etc. I'm looking for info about diet, lifestyle, exercises to address enlarged prostate (ie not...
I'm very slowly coming to terms that I am dying from my cancer. Following 5 cycles of treatment (they offered me 6 but I couldn't tolerate any more treatment as I felt so ill) and a CT scan, I have been told that the chemo has had little effect on the...
Hi All. Hope everyone is well. Just back from my follow up cystoscopy. Something unusual showed up a couple of weeks ago but not definite, so back today to double check. Thankfully All Clear. Whatever was there has cleared up. Possibly a bit of cystitis...
I had my 1st CT Scan today. Has anyone else had an issue with diarrhoea after this procedure. Maybe it was just something I ate, but maybe it was the iodine dye that they put through me before the procedure?
