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Hi all. My 65 year old husband is not really one for forums so am posting instead. He had blood in urine early Jan 2023. Scan in Feb. Tumour seen on bladder. TURBT April 19. Was kept in for 2 nights - removed catheter but failed to pre so came home with...
When starting BCG we often think what happens next, end of June last year my husband had a TURBT and the biopsies confirmed he had bladder cancer, the treatment plan was to have BCG immunotherapy, he had 6 initially and then twice he had maintenance BCG...
Hello Everyone, Arrived for my BCG appointment again this afternoon. I had my urine sample tested as usual but Nurse said it had improved from last week but wanted to have it tested thoroughly. So no instillation again. They want to ensure completely...
Hi folks, I am Sara. 27 years old female who suffers from sever OAB/IC. I am considering the bladder removal surgery as the last step. My surgeon said they will only remove my bladder and the surrounding structures (vagina, uterus, clitoris etc.) will...
Hi I'm new to this site, so I thought I'd drop by and say hello. I was diagnosed with bladder cancer earlier in the year, and I have had 4 rounds of chemotherapy so far. I also have a catheter fitted, so it makes life a little more difficult to get...
Hi friends, I'm thrilled to say this morning's cystoscopy was all clear. That's me off the hook for another 6 months ( because of many reoccurences I'm not yet promoted to annual screenings which I believe go on for life with thanks to the NHS. ) My CNS...
My surgeon is a "fan" of neobladder, but I'm struggling to understand why. Self-catheterisatiin sounds awful, and how can you ever get a full night's sleep? There seems to be a huge amount of faff on a daily basis with clearing mucus etc. The issues with...
I had my bladder removed in September I have just been told the cancer is back in the lymph nodes in my stomach and pelvis I’m scared and tearful waiting for a treatment plan don’t know how to cope
Hi,my father has recently been diagnosed with bladder cancer,initially told small 3cm tumour then on TURBT it was found to be huge and extended through the muscle wall and inoperable.He is having an MRI of his spine (I think) next week then seeing oncologist...
So my 85 year old mother has BC just had a turbts surgery last Friday allowed home Saturday she’s not very mobile but it’s the fact that she’s passing urine at least every 40 minutes she just can’t hold urine in she also has only one kidney that works...
