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Hi. Had a TURBT 10 days ago. Initial recovery was good then picked up an infection so I'm on some antibiotics. Was getting a lot of blood in my urine which cleared up and then came back about three days ago. Had trouble passing urine two days ago as...
I had my final round of chemo on Tuesday and since then have had quite a bit of pain and trace blood on urination (more than normal). Obviously in a course of 6 weeks most were almost pain free so a bit concerned that the last two have been painful. ...
Hi Every One I have found the topics here v informative and comforting, so thank you. My first post , so here goes- I was initially diagnosed with Stage 1 grade 3 tumour (non invasive), which was removed and I had my first round of BCG treatments...
Mr W has had blood and bacteria in his urine despite repeated antibiotics and various alternative treatments Our Gp is frankly useless so we have decided to use private healthcare Mr W has had various tests and ct scans and yesterday a flexible cystoscopy...
Just for information really. Had my TURPT on friday. Went in to hospital at 7.30. At around 9.00 the lady that that was doing my op came and spoke to me and explained what she was going to do.I went down for op at around 11.30. I was thrird on the list...
Hi I casually mentioned to my GP early last year that I'd noticed a "flash of pink" in my urine. A few tests later, it turns out I have non muscle invasive, but quite aggressive, bladder cancer. Obviously I'm glad I caught it early but it's turned my...
Hi all I hope everyone had enjoyed the sunshine even though a bit cold. So today I had a call from my oncologist Nurse who explained to me my surgery went well and no changes with my grading. However I will not be continuing g on BCG due to the fact...
Hi All. In case you missed it. Admin have announced some improvements to the site which you can read about HERE . The site is due to be offline on Thursday afternoon to enable the changes to be made. Best wishes.
Hi i had a TURBT in oct last year and have had lots of after affects. I have to go to the toilet all the time but only can urinate small amounts. I get up at least 5 if not more times a night. I developed bile issues. Constipation all the time. I’ve...
Hello all. I have an appointment for a TURPT this week - Friday 11th March. I must have a covid test tomorrow then self isolate until op date. So many have passed this way that i would like to ask what was it like for you ? I have a 4cm tumour in...
