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Hi All. How is everyone doing? Anyone stuck indoors? Remember, this is a support group, and things don't always need to be medical. There is usually someone here if you just want a chat, a moan, or any stories. My wife has been stocking up on paint, so...
Hello, I’m new to this forum. I’ve just had my results back after TURBT and the plan is 6 weeks of intravesical chemotherapy (mitomycin C). I’d really welcome advice on working alongside this treatment. Looking at the side effects I’m anticipating needing...
Hi all, this is a bit of a whinge about the new layout on the forum. I just dont like it. I only post from my phone and the old format would just have the title of the post ( in bold until you had looked at it or answered) and not the whole post viewable...
Evening everyone, For those who don’t know my story, while having my tumour removed from my bladder they found a mass on my kidney…the urology team have said it’s a cyst but the kidney team want to know 100% what it is…so for the past 3 years Ive had...
Just a wee update folks, had my flexi this afternoon and all was clear. I have to say I have been really anxious this time round. BCG 22-24 start 13th Nov. Hope everyone is doing well. Love to all Lynn xx
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Reading all your comments has been a great help to me,so thankyou all . Pretty scary to consider what's ahead but trying to take it slow etc ! Was diagnosed after a scope in May after many many trips to gp with a constant horrific uti ,haematuria...
So never thought I would be posting on a community like this but it did get mentioned during a recent holistic assessment that it can often help, mentally, to talk to strangers with similar issues, talking to family is fine but can often be a transferring...
Can anyone advise? I've had 12 rounds of BCG and my latest Flexi scope was yesterday. They noticed a small (2mm) possible tumour which will need to be removed and biopsied before I can continue with my last round of BCG. Does anyone know how many times...
I have just had another 3 bcg treatment the first one was not to bad but I was up every hour in the night , the second one it was a bit tender having the treatment. I had explained my problems from the first one this time though I was in severe pain afterwards...
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