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Met with my consultant today expecting to be told I might have to wait 12 weeks or more for my RC only to be told it will be in the next 30 days,absolutely delighted with that! Starting a more vigorous fitness regime today in readiness,my poor dog wont...
Hi all, Subject says it all! Now I am back on the daily radiotherapy runs to Southend Hospital. I have another 8 days to go to end the 23 day course. Following that, maybe chemotherapy and imunotherapy The cancer has spread to node R4 and that is...
Why am I constamtly feeling cold? My temperature is 36.8 and room is 24 C. If I put on my dressing gown over my day clothes, I feel warm. However, my temperature goes up over 38C. I take off the hown and start shivering. I have gone from a fit 92K...
I was diagnosed with bladder cancer 18 months ago I went through the usual bcg treatments 16 in total and found as the treatment progressed I found it very difficult with pain and bladder retention six weeks ago following a prostate biopsy I was told...
Hello All Just wondering if anyone has had any experience of TULA? My husband has been offered this for recurrence of a small non invasive tumour previously treated twelve months ago by TURP. Thank you and wishing you all well.
Hi, I posted a over a week ago: Next steps/timescales? Here is a little update: The Consultant has confirmed my Husbands urachal remnant has a tumour with Perivesical fat stranding, which is located at the top of the bladder dome outside of the bladder...
I am having my op on Saturday. I thought I was only having my bladder removed but when I saw the urologist yesterday he said it was a Radical cystoscopy. I was shocked to heat that my uterus, ovaries and lymph glands were also going to be removed. He...
Hello my name is AnnieC and this is my first message. After being treated with radiotherapy and chemo for bladder cancer. I felt great, more energy, weight gain appetite returned. I thought I was cured. I then had an MRI and another small tumour was found...
Hi folks So, my hubbie had a TURBT on 30th May. His bladder was perforated and he has a balloon catheter and external catheter in place. He's passed tiny clot-like blobs (more streaky than lumpy) and the last few days, throughout the day, his bag is...
Dyno-rod have been booked in for an exploration session. Hospital rang me last Thursday to get me booked in, I always get a phone call offering me dates if I can make them first then they send out a letter afterwards confirming. Thursday the 26th...
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