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So I’ve had my CT Scan and pre-op assessment for geriatrics (I’m 70 very amusing walking, brain function etc and no don’t think of myself as geriatric but I guess medically I am). Anyway I have a telephone consult coming up with the surgeon on Friday...
I have finished my course of chemo for bladder cancer which had spread to glands. I am getting the results of my CT Scan today with the Oncologist. I may well be a candidate for Immunotherapy. Is anyone going through this or been through this? Would like...
Wow! Where to begin! Last week, my husband was admitted to hospital with excruciating hip and knee pain. One hospital did an x-ray and said the knee was fine but there was something, 'weird,' between his ball and socket, so he was sent to another hospital...
Hey all, I hope you are all as well as can be. I've been missing in action for a while, life has been busy! So after 3 rounds of GemCis and feeling remarkably better my chemotherapy journey has ended. It is not working according to the scan. I have...
I do apologise, as it's me, again! Due to the bladder puncture during his TURBT, my husband has a catheter. I am emptying it almost every 20 minutes. It's nice and pale but I was wondering if this is normal or not? Procedure was yesterday. Thank ...
Hi everyone so I had my first oncology appointment on Wednesday it was full on so much to take in chemotherapy pre assessment tues week on Monday kidney function nuclear medicine blood tests my head is spinning pet scan soon take care everyone Phil.
As the subject says I finished treatment 15 yesterday and all went well very little reaction just urgency on the day. Now for a few months rest.Hope you are all doing well. Love Lynn
Hi, been a while sinse I posted on here, about 2020 I thing/ I was diagnosed with None Muscle Invaded Bladder Cancer in 2020 - I had bleeding symptoms for a while off and on, My GP referred me to Urology/ I had a flexy cystoscopy and seemed to go...
so survived the induction phase. But what now? I feel adrift emotionally. I’m back at work. Everything looks ordinary. But it’s not l. Any help from those who have walked this road. ? Or is all I can do is keep walking?
Hi all, I had my TURBT 10 days ago and the follow-up yesterday confirmed it was high grade but we thankfully caught it early so non-invasive. I start my BCG in a couple of weeks and have read about the side-effects on various sites. How is everyone...
