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Well that’s me just out from my appointment with the surgeon, and I’m kinda lost for words if my honest he didn’t tell me anything new still T2 G3 CIS. He seemed to give me all the worse cases, the fact it could spread, they go to do the op and when they...
I posted about something urgently. My posts are under review but I cannot see them at all. I am trying to deal with my poor suicidal wife who wants me to take something. I cannot type what it is.
Keratin-17 test means early new or recurrent bladder cancer can be picked up without a cystoscopy. Could not paste link so you will have to search it, then you can choose a more or less technical report to suit your preference. Denby
Finally at the end of the induction course... Unfortunately my "angel" nurse was on holiday and the nurse who came was not as good: he was a little too "quick" in both going in and coming out ... so now I have been peeing blood for the last 5 n.2 ....
Hi everyone just had a call from hospital a lot of cancerous tumours in bladder came back from biopsy as TTA high grade aggressive he said it’s been four weeks since TURBT I have to go back in for another TURBT shortly. I was in three days on a wash...
wo can talk about how to make life normal
I'm in hospital right now having my first chemotherapy. I'm being pumped with water at the moment & have been given a sickness pill. Really kind nurses here. I'm listening to music so I don't have to hear the machine. My wife is next door in a Maggie...
Once my bladder & prostate are removed, what happens to my penis? Does it become unused & shrivels up?
Anyone help me with a healthy diet . Going in for my RC on 16 sept and want to be at my healthiest for this
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