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My son's ureta was cut during his bowel cancer operation he has a nephrostomy bag how will they fix this. Anyone else had this?
Hi everyone, how long do you think is too late to start BCG after TURBT? My dad’s TURBT was October 8th and he’s just now starting bcg 8 weeks later due to insurance reasons. I’m concerned because everything I read sounds like he should have started much...
Hello everyone I had my last RT on Friday the side effects have been challenging hoping it improves over the next few weeks, the radiographer said it will take time i have appointment on Wednesday with my oncology consultant and picc line removal wishing...
Hi my husband has been receiving chemo for 18 weeks for cancer in the bladder and also its spread to the lymph nodes in his groin he has had a PET scan to find out how things have progressed so the outcome is the bladder tumour has got smaller but the...
Hi Please see my about profile for some background. I'm new to this group and had a TURBT in September 2025 and awaiting first follow up cystoscopy in January. It was grade 2/low grade papillary urothelial carcinoma pTa. It hadn't got into the muscle...
Hello there, I am wondering if there is anyone who can help with the telephone number of POP at Guys Hospital please. My husband has emailed and phoned the Macmillan Nurse for help with this telephone number without any success. He has been given...
Hello, My husband has muscle invasive bladder cancer. He had 4 chemo and 20 radiations. His treatment is completed. The side effects he is now experiencing is constipation, then diarrhea, has to urinate every hour. We are told by his doctor that these...
Hi I am normally in the breast cancer section, I have new symptoms that are similar to bladder cancer. Could anyone please tell me what symptoms they have or had x
Hi, I am writing on behalf of my mum Tina who is 79 years old and has been told she needs a bilateral nephrostomy. I know it’s a big ask but she would like to speak to someone who has had it done. She is very worried about the difficulty of day to...
Hubby had recent cystoscope which shows a new lesion after 3 previous clear tests following removal of tumour 2 years ago. We are devastated. We thought it had gone. Now another Turbt in a couple of weeks time. The thought of starting again is awful...
