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Hi I am new to the group I have been diagnosed with bladder cancer and been told that I have to have bladder removed hopefully within the next few weeks.i have come to terms with this however I am having pain in my side and also seeing blood on my urine...
Hi, Apologies if this has already been covered. I did start to read the threads but I'm a bit squeamish and some of the detail started to freak me out a little. I do like my urologist but I don't get to see her much. Also, I haven't been in France...
I've been sent some info about stomas. One of my options appears to be in deciding the exact location. What are the plus & minus points for various locations?
So I had my post Gem/Cis CT scan on Monday 18th October. At 5pm on Wednesday I had a call from an Oncology Doc at the hospital to say the report hadn’t been finalised but they had been informed that I had a blood clot. I would need to pack an overnight...
Hi, Diagnosed yesterday with bladder cancer. Op within 3 weeks, had Ct scan yesterday to determine if cancer elsewhere in body. Feeling raw. Getting wonderful support from family. This is just the start of a long process I imagine...
My husband as I've said below in reply to cojee. Has had a neobladder after having T3 muscle invasive bladder 2 weeks ago, so much worse than I imagined, as he came out with a stomah as one of his kidney urethra is sticky. Obviously his recovery will...
I've just received a delivery from Optibac. My most recent chemo was 2 days ago. Anyone who is taking probiotics, how long do you wait from the last treatment to take them?
Hi I'm new on here and just trying to get my head around the fact my husband has a probable low level carcinoma in his bladder. He's having a biopsy soon and a shot of chemotherapy at the same time. I guess I'm just not sure what to expect. It's the waiting...
Finished the 6 induction course of BCG the 9th of September. Wednesday it's the first checkup after the TURBT (8th July). I am not too worried. Only thing is I seem to have started having a weaker urine flow in the last few weeks ... Maybe consequence...
Hi, my dad who is 70 has had at least two episodes of visible blood in his urine. He told the nurse at his routine checkup who did a urine swab test for UTI, which came back clear. He then had a phone appointment with his GP, but they said they couldn...
