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I am sorry that I only seem to post when things aren't going so well but I wonder if anyone has any experience of a red patch on rigid cystoscopy which is being biopsied - my partner has a history of non muscle invasive grade 3 disease - this should be...
Hi just joined the group. I have been diagnosed with Non-Invasive Bladder Cancer. I had the TURBT op about 2 months ago. The Consultant is confident he got all the Cancer out but I am now having (or will be next week) a course of Mitomycin to make sure...
Hello and greetings from a bright but very windy Walton Le Dale. Well the technical issues I believe have been resolved mmmm! I have been able to read all the blogs in the Bladder Cancer forum but not been able to reply or post new blogs. Following my...
Thank you all for your warm welcome. I feel better already.lol..
Hi All, hope everyone is doing okay. i bit of question I had bladder removed in December 21 had a CT scan in the January 22 which showed no cancer, then in February I took flesh eating bug which resulted in and few CT scans and mri scans again no...
Well I had my cystoscopy on Friday and it seemed to go OK. She said on the whole it was good news. There were 2 red patches and she said she was surprised that I hadn’t been booked in to have it under GA as she would have been able to take biopsies just...
Does anyone know when you start relaxing about tests & everything being done? There has to come a time when you start coming to terms with things right? Just wondering when that will be. Any advice greatly appreciated x
Just wanted to say hi to everyone. I am newly diagnosed just waiting to hear the grade and stage of my bladder cancer. Head totally mashed how do you process all the info you are given. I’m signed off work (NHS) so at least that’s one thing I don’t have...
So we've been waiting to hear about the next stage of treatment, only to receive a letter yesterday lunchtime, giving me a hospital appointment for my first session on Tuesday. I'm desperately trying to get transport, but dong all this in 2 working days...
just had 3rd biopsy/turbt etc. Following a recent (4 weeks ago) scan which showed the bladder to be disease free , following a mitomycin course, after 2 rounds of bcg -surgeon told me she had removed a 1 cm tumour which she is sure is cancerous...was...
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