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Hi, I'm Sassy Girl I'm new to the group and the online forum. Im in my 30s and I was just wondering if anyone had the bcg treatment and if/how it effected their periods? Thanks
This morning I found a stone in my urostomy bag. Has any one else experienced this?
Hi, I was diagnosed with bladder cancer last year and have had my bladder removed. I now have a stoma bag for the day and a night stoma bag at night. Myself, my husband and two friends are going to Belgium for a long weekend and just wondered if anyone...
Just saying Hi to the group!
Hi, I'm a 55 year old male and I went to the hospital a couple of days ago and I've had tests done including the cystoscopy, ultrasound, CT scans etc... The doctor said during the cystoscopy that it doesn't look great but I shouldn't worry until it's...
After completing my BCG treatment last November, I still have bladder inflamation confirmed by the last cystoscopy a week ago. Although I drink very little after about 8pm, and empty my bladder before retiring, I am still producing a litre or more through...
I am new to the idea of an online community. I have bladder cancer, also 20 years of M.E. I am terrified of all the things to be done to me, including removal of a kidney and possibly the bladder. Finding it hard to come to terms with the idea of losing...
Has anyone had experience of chemo with Paclitaxel ?
I have just been diagnosed with bladder cancer, still trying to get my head round it, still waiting for CT scan to see how far it had spread, how do other people start to cope with this, telling my family was hard, I wake every morning with a feeling...
Hello all, sorry I’ve been quiet if late. Hubby started chemo in Dec. He’s doing ok, starting to lose his hair and very tired but coping well. He has 1-2 more cycles than is planned for his radical cystectomy. He has muscle invasive bladder cancer. He...
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