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I hope you don’t mind me asking, but I had Neobladder 9 weeks ago and am still in pain. I thought this would have gone by now!!! Also very anxious. My breathing is shot and I ache all over. Started immunotherapy this week which hopefully will work as...
I thought I was on top of stage 1/pta grade 3 ....diagnosed circa 2 years ago. BCG n mito did not wok, opted for 3 monthly bladder inspections. All going reasonably well and I have started to really enjoy life for the first time ever. Sold house In Sept...
Im just wondering how long people had symptoms before being diagnosed? Only symptom iv had is microscopic blood for 2 years only time i saw visable blood was beg of feb when i had a bad uti but antibiotics did clear it up and urine test came back with...
Hi, my name is CazyG, I am waiting for results of a bladder tumour that I had removed last week. It was 6cm x 4cm and had a necrotic surface. I had the operation last Thursday (1 week ago) and the hospital phoned me yesterday to make an appointment next...
After having cyscostomy my sister was told briefly that she would be sent for an MRI 40miles from home on a very full bladder.To follow was TURBT Procedure which takes place 14th April as she hadn't heard the mri results she enquired at the hospital secretary...
I havent been disgnosed with anything yet all i have been told is there may be a tiny papillary lesion could be benign could be a tiny tcc. I suffer severely with health anxiety and unfortunately i am doing my partnere head in. I have it in my head even...
Hello Everyone, Finally had my TURBT yesterday. All went well albeit did not go down until 2.30 pm. Apparently the Urology theatre was undertaking a complicated kidney operation using robotics hence the delay. Following an Epidural the surgeon said everything...
I know iv not been diagnosed yet not even had biopsy yet waiting for my appointment but i cant shift this horrible feeling that im going to be told its terminal. They have seen a tiny papillary lesion neck of my bladder could be nothing could be tiny...
Following operation and chemotherapy scan done 2 weeks ago
Hi there, it’s a long time since I’ve posted on here so a bit of an update, 11 years ago I first went to the doctor with blood in my wee, turned out it was bladder cancer Pta grade 3, I had 15 BCGs then there was a world shortage so I didn’t have any...
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