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Hi all, Not posted for a while. Had a flexible cystoscopy today (monday 17th) and the Dr doing it had a good look round my bladder and thought he'd found something. He asked the nurse to go and find someone senior for a second opinion. Very quickly...
Hello, I’m new here. My husband has incurable stage IV bladder cancer. This has very recently also spread into his rectum causing heavy bleeding. We are meeting with the oncologist on Tuesday for hopefully some palliative radiotherapy to stop the bleeding...
Hi all I am having my first six month check up tomorrow and feel numb and so anxious. like I'm in a bubble . I have always had three months checks before this and only the last one was clear I had G2pTa removal on 29th Sept 2020 with 3 recurrences...
Hi good morning hope this is ok? I had a polyp removed in march, was told no biopsies needed it looked ok, i do catheterise daily but recently i feel occasionally bloated and uncomfortable, have a burning sensation nd the need to wee i was told i...
Hi, I’m new to the group and just wanted to say hi. My husband fist cancer diagnosis was in 2015. 6 years in remission and then diagnosed with bladder cancer in November 21. Removed January 22, chemo then immunotherapy which was not working and then cancer...
Has anyone got a problem with reacuring uti,s after a radical cystectomy last September
Tomorrow I have my first cystoscopy after having 6 weeks of BCG treatment and feeling a little apprehensive about it. The thing is I know what to expect from having previous cystoscopy's but struggling with next steps. I've got 3 maintenance BCG treatments...
Hi all my hubby was sent to hospital on Wednesday for a cystoscope. Consultant told him he has cancer of the bladder. He has to go get an MRI then go in and get TURPTS procedure done. many questions we have a holiday booked in two wks Should we go...
My husband was diagnosed with Stage IV bladder cancer just over 3 years ago. He made it through chemo (gem-cis) and radiotherapy to consolidate the good progress made - complete response. But 4 months later it was clear that the metastases were back ...
Source: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng2/chapter/1-Recommendations Extract: Treating muscle-invasive bladder cancer Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for newly diagnosed muscle-invasive urothelial bladder cancer Offer neoadjuvant chemotherapy using...
