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Hi everyone I have just been diagnosed with bladder cancer, stage 3 level 2, and about to start chemotherapy. Listening to the consultant and his staff I find I am more worried about the side affects of the treatment then the chemotherapy. I was just...
Hello all, my dad was diagnosed with stage 4 bladder cancer about 3 weeks ago. Currently it’s inoperable. We hoped he’d go onto a trial but the doctor said he needed chemo faster than the three weeks it would take to do pre trial tests. He went on Thursday...
Hi all, I am on here on behalf of my grandmother, who battled against bladder cancer 9 years ago and won. SInce then though, she has had a stoma bag, but she is now at an age where she can no longer take care of it herself - she is 87 years old, and is...
Hello all I was diagnosed with cis bladder cancer in December 2020 ..I had turbt and have my 15th bcg treatment next Wednesday..they say this will be my last but I will be having cystoscopys on a regular basis so far all has thankfully been clear ..these...
After e mailing the health centre yesterday I got a call back with an appointment.I’m seeing one of the nurse practitioners tomorrow.Something doesn’t feel right at all where my bladder used to be.I’m hoping it is an issue that can be sorted and not a...
Hi all I now have a stoma. I am a keen carp fisherman and fish nights. I have been a couple of times since surgery. One was ok one a disaster. Are there any other fisherman out there?
Hi, Had my first TURBT almost 3 weeks ago. Feeling pretty good, just trying to get bladder re trained after two weeks of catheter! Received date for meeting with consultant for 4 weeks from now 28th June. Assume I will find out the stage etc at...
I was scheduled to start Mitromycin treatment a couple of weeks ago. I duly turned up with an empty bladder as advised by my Macmillan nurse. She placed the catheter in and was expecting to find some urine there. Nothing!! She tried again but all we got...
Hi again Can I please ask, what is the difference between a stage and grade in bladder cancer ? Thank you C
Hi - hope all is good as... after 2 rounds of bcg and recently a round of mitomycin...they still found a tumour , 1 cm and st 1 g3. I am feeling weird about it , with a range of strong emotions from when I found out yesterday. It's like options for...
