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Bladder cancer
Hi guys I'm new to this and very anxious. For the past 15 month iv had blood in my urine only a handful of times. When it first happened they checked my uterus, ovaries etc and all was ok (not sure why bladder and kidneys were never checked back then...
Hi all just had my flexi after having 15 bcg treatments for cis bladder cancer and the urologist could see red area on my bladder so he took some biopsies of the area ... he said it could be inflammation from bcg as I had my last one in June..I should...
Hi everyone, I'd like some advice, or shared experiences. I will be moving home over the next few months to Suffolk. I currently live in London where I've been treated by Barts and UCH. I'm down to two check ups a year and things have been fine. I am...
I had 6 infusions, then had to stop for a month due to the effect on my liver. ALT = 103 I think. It came back down after a month & I started infusions again 2 weeks ago. On day 2 after the infusion I got diarrhea 4-5 times a day & over 2 weeks lost 3kg...
Hi everyone, hope you are all coping with the heat, I haven’t been on for a little while , I have been busy with baby grandchildren and a great grandchild.just an update on my results for 2nd TURBT and pleased to say I’m clear ! I am starting BCG treatment...
Hi. I will be having a small procedure which I believe is TURBT. The Dr said the effected area is only small, they will remove the effected area then do the biopsy. The area is flat too so looks like it would be early stages if it turned out to...
My 2 week old stoma (Urostomy) is producing loads of, how shall I say snot like mucus, which adheres to it, rather than getting washed away into the collection bag. This is making the clean up, as pert of the bag change operation, rather unpleasant! Is...
Hi everyone, new to this forum. I'm caring for my Dad who is 62 and has ureter cancer which has spread to his kidney, liver, lung and spine. He was living in France but we lost my Mum just under a month ago and when I got there it became evident that...
My husband is doing great after having a radical cystectomy and would like to holiday abroad. Do we have to take anything with us to show he has a urostomy bag? He is worried about being stopped at security and searched.
