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Sorry, another question. Husband is having a small tumour removed by diathermy - is this done under general anaesthetic usually? (I think this has been implied), how does it compare to say a biopsy in terms of recovery time? He had an infection and...
I have thought for sometime to post these short extracts from my dear Wife’s diary . They put into perspective my own situation and show the strength that Ann displayed in dealing with the awful illness that she had .
Hi. Well my life took a sharp downturn last week when a couple of episodes of blood in my urine turned out to be a bladder tumour not bladder stones as I'd hoped. Now I have to wait for a Turbt to remove it . My wife is already on my case about any...
Hi. Very recent shock of a bladder removal and a bilateral ureterostomy for my lovely dad after original stoma got sepsis. All new to coping and because of his age we are happy to help. Yesterday managed a shower with bags on but then last night both...
Hey everyone, I’m new here but just looking to see if anyone is in the same situation as me. I was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2017, age 32, I had full bladder/hysterectomy and partial cervix removal and 3 months of chemo and was told I had the all...
Hello I have stage 2 muscle invasive bladder cancer and just finished neoadjuvant chemo therapy. Now I have to decide whether to have radiotherapy or surgery . I’m 53 and otherwise generally health. I’m wondering what has helped others in making this...
Hi all I start BCG next week, second treatment clashes with a much looked forward to evening in London. We've had to cancel so much over the summer because of the cancer, that I'm really keen to go. I've been through it with the CNS and she is booking...
Hi All i had my TURBT on 24 th October, which seems ages ago but on Monday will be only 3 weeks. well Wednesday 16th November is D Day when I find out all results, which I am hoping will be good. But have now decided whatever results are I will deal...
My Oncologist called today with my CT scan results. In the space of 3 months when I was clear, now the latest scan show nodules in my lungs & cancer spread to my hips. He has given me 8 months with a suggested revisit to chemo treatment. We are devastated...
My partner has found out he had grade 3 T1 tumour removed from his bladder via a phone call from the urology nurse she also said after the consultant had closer look at scan looks like there is thickening of muscle in the bladder so my partner has to...
