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I have found out that my mum has a stage 3b tumour and will need to have her bladder removed. I am new to this world and I am now looking after her full time as she is so ill. Can anyone provide any experiences or advice on living without a bladder and...
Good morning everyone hope you are well , hand my first chemo yesterday long day 7hrs don't feel to bad a bit tired and drained hopefully feel better as the day goes got to say everyone in the unit were brilliant and the patients that had been before...
Hi all hope you are all well I am post cystectomy and hysterectomy and I'm coping quite well , ups and downs but the last few days I've been expirencing, pain in my lower back and it radiates up my back and my stoma can be very sore, the pain does affect...
Hi I am new to the platform and had a radical cystectomy at the end of May so all of this is new to me. My stoma bag has been leaking every day since Friday last week (sometimes 2x a day). I was wondering if anybody uses an absorbent underwear or special...
Could do with some advice I finished 6 weeks of BCG on the 14may this year. Today after me emailing this week I have a TURBTS date of the 29th August. Is this amount of time between treatment and TURBTS usual? I don’t want to make a fuss but I see the...
Good morning everyone hope you are all well, lam starting my chemo on Monday gem cis i wondered if anyone has any advice to help me thanks in advance Phil .
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Hi All, Great to connect with everyone and sorry that you're all going through this too. I'm 35 and have recently had TURBT to remove a small 0.5cm grade 2 Ta tumour, which as of now doesn't require any further treatment other than the 3m cystoscopy...
Hi there just wondering if anyone has had a loved one with the above, mine has been diagnosed with prostate cancer Gleason 4+3 spread to his bladder mesorectal, seminal sacs, bladder & abdominal lymph nodes, and a 30cm para aortic lymph nodes I just wanna...
Hi. Ive just joined the forum and finding my way around, so hello. I’m just about to have my 4th BCG instillation following 2 biopsies and a TURBT. I was diagnosed with bladder non muscle invasive high risk carcinoma in situ and initially underwent Mitomycin...
