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Good afternoon everyone I was due to have my 4th gem/cis cycle yesterday. My blood tests were within acceptable levels, but during cycle 2 & 3, the gemcitabine has been agonising. For cycle 3, the nurses slowed the drip, but that only gave me 40 minutes...
Hello everyone, Jules here, Hope everyone is having an OK day. Waiting for a bladder biopsy in a week or so. Not sure what I want to say, other than hello and mine is probably nothing, but I am worried, its my second biopsy in 2 years. Kindest...
My dad has been diagnosed with invasive bladder cancer recently and we are looking at treatment options. I would like more information regarding the daily care of having urostomy bag. How often does it need changing? is it easy to live with?. How impacting...
Hello all, Sorry if this question seems a bit too intimate :-). I've been told and I have read everywhere that a big part of the vagina is removed during surgery. But I thought that there would still be a bit left, enough to at least put a finger inside...
Just got back from my Flexi and I am one very happy customer. What a marvellous thing to see inside your bladder and all looking healthy and clear. No Evidence of Disease. Hooray! On this damp gloomy day suffering typical flexi-nerves, it was reassuring...
Hi all. I’m just back from a meeting with my urologist. My chemo was successful in that it has not traveled outside the bladder. He had already booked me in for my RC in 3 weeks time BUT as they found a blood clot in my Aorta, which apparently is extremely...
I have just been diagnosed with stage 2 bladder cancer and have had 2 operations to cut it out. I am starting immunotherapy soon. any advice welc
On 3rd of October my bladder showed small tumour on bladder dome .11october l should have had treatment by later but doctor said I hade infection and would not procede not having heard anything I rang booking office to be told there are no vacancies...
My dad was diagnosed with bladder cancer in jan.had radiotherapy which was successful for a few months..after having to fight with the oncologist for a ct scan as I noticed changes in him we have just found out it has spread to the other kidney lymph...
Hi 2 weeks ago my boyfriend was told he had stage 3 bladder cancer which was a huge shock as he just 41 . He has been told that the cancer can not be cured , it is aggressive and spreading to his kidneys and pelvis . He also found out after scans that...
