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To summarise my case: end of June 2021 diagnosis of BC. 9th July 2021 TURBT. Removed 2 tumors, one 3cm. and a second 3mm. Both turned out G3T1a. Done 15 BCG treatments. Last ended mid Sept this year. Today first cystoscopy after 1 year of BCG. The bladder...
For the past couple of weeks I had been getting more and more intense abdominal pain and then this culminated in me starting to vomit. Went to A & E who admitted me and I've spent the last week in hospital, was discharged last night. They reckon I have...
Hi, I am from the kidney cancer group, caring for my partner who is currently hospitalised with a mystery infection. Looking for some advice and hopefully reassurance. He had to have a catheter for a few days to monitor pee output etc. He was in terrible...
Does anyone have a penile implant & what is the effectiveness & comfort of this?
Good Evening All Hope you're well, or as well as can be. My partner has recently had TURBT operation, and 2, 1cm tumours were removed. Still waiting for the results, 4 weeks on. Before his op, he was experiencing hip pain, and it appears to be more...
Hi everyone, new poster here. I'm 50 and I've been going through cystoscopies and 2 turbts since June and had my final diagnosis and treatment consultation yesterday. I had G3 T1a in the first resection, and then further persistent cancer found in the...
I'm due for a turbt 3rd August quite nervous about it
My mom recently started bcg treatment for non invasive bladder cancer. It is constantly making her get up through the night needing to wee. Guess this is good proves its making bladder angry fighting off any stray cells. She is 80 and struggling with...
Hi, Some of you will know I reply to our new members when they have questions relating to a Neo Bladder. I had my Neo in June 2020 and am a big advocate still as my life is as near normal as pre-op as I could ever have wished. I’ve been having CT scans...
flexible scope this week next week Ct Scan preop op op week after nurses reassuring non invasive why ct scan ! Do they suspect it originated else where ! How many cases can be done under Epidural or even local ? surly if they’re aware...
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