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Hi I'm feeling a bit low today my husband has bladder cancer which has spread to lymph nodes in his groin also he now has a lump in one testicle, he is suffering a lot from fatigue and it seems to just suddenly hit him, yesterday was quite bad and he...
Hi all, Firstly I used to be a community champion here after my own breast cancer but it's been a while. My mum has just had two masses removed from her bladder. The CT scan showed some possible secondaries in the bones. We have an appointment next...
Hi. I have been reading up the above subject in preparation for what I know has to come for me. Living without a bladder, living with a stoma (having to empty it multiple times a day), leakage, living in constant pain. It reads like a horror story but...
I just got round to finishing reading Managing the adverse events of intravesical bacillus Calmette–Guérin therapy - PMC (nih.gov) which a savvy poster mentioned on here recently [thank you] I am wondering how many BCG recipients ever got any of...
My mum had a CT scan on the 4th of April, appointment on the 16th confirmed bladder cancer. she has recieved letter today just confirming what was discussed in the meeting. I am so worried - all we know is that since july time last year she kept having...
Hi All! A week ago I finished my BCG induction course (6 treatments over as many weeks). First 3 treatments had no issues but then started to feel more fatigued and bladder soreness. Last 2 more bladder pain and also blood in urine for a day or two, and...
Evening all, Been going through a rough time with BCG#18.. Ive been logging everything I’ve been eating and drinking to see if I could find out what causes the most irritation.. it turns out that’s it’s the Lemon Barley water… now I’m either drinking...
hi everyone i’m a 68-year-old lady retired I was referred early October 2025 thenafter ultrasound scans CT scan and Cyscospy I was finally diagnosed December 24th 2025 wtth cis high grade January 12 I had a TURBT they removed a large abnormal mass...
Tomorrow I get my CT Scan and although to everyone I am a strong person, sensible and accepting of everything, which I am, which I am not. I wish I wasn’t getting a CT Scan. Dreading it. These scans find things that sometimes people are better not knowing...
Hiya people hope you are all well, can i ask how long people have waited for pathology results after Turbit as i have been waiting just over 3 weeks amd not heard anything, the surgeon afterwards did say could take up to 4 weeks, and he also said he got...
