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How to live with what you asked for
- By momo82 · Posted 4:05 pm
- 5 replies
- It is becoming increasing difficult to carry on for my family during my husband's cancer battle. I can not help, but ask myself if I was the one who cursed us with these blessings. It seems like everything ...
New to this group
- By kjreber49 · Posted yesterday at 5:58 pm
- 12 replies
- Hi I found out in March I had bladder cancer. I have had 4 rounds of chem and will have 2 more. I was told even if the tumor shrinks I will have to have my bladder removed and I am so scared. I have a ...
Talking About Cancer at Work
- By RachelIdon · Posted yesterday at 2:19 pm
- 5 replies
- http://www.1uponcancer.com/2013/05/24/ta lking-about-cancer-at-work/ Have a nice holiday weekend if you see this before Tuesday and have a great week if you see this post later. Rachel ...
oozing from incision sight?
- By sweet28546 · Posted yesterday at 2:11 pm
- 7 replies
- I have a pretty decent size incision from under my belly button down and while in the hospital it oozed and they kept it covered. Now being home it oozed a little for the first few days and starting yesterday ...
Balancing fears aganist practiality- and the comfort factors.
- By HalfBladder · Posted yesterday at 12:12 pm
- 2 replies
- Comfort and discomfort can be almost a Yin- Yang duplicity to misuse a concept to the fullest. Not having a "normal" bowel function had me in denial of it being a colon>bladder cancer caused fistula ...
DOCTOR CALLED: I AM CANCER FREE!!!!
- By ReadyToBeSoAlive · Posted yesterday at 10:49 am
- 31 replies
- No CIS found in bladder, prostate or anywhere in upper tract. BCG Worked!! Just office cystos from here forward. This is the best prognostatic present I could ever receive. With love, and more hope Don ...
Itching skin with BC
- By year13 · Posted May 23, 2013
- 2 replies
- I have not had Mytomycin for a decade, I have been cancer free until now. But, I bought some organic sheets 2 years ago, sadly they had a finish to prevent wrinkles. Sleeping on them I became itchy: Wherever ...
Another RC patient -Maidan on the mend !
- By snettie · Posted May 23, 2013
- 10 replies
- I have received a message that I was asked would I relay to you. Maidan is recovering really well following her operation on Monday god bless her, the digestive system is already up and running and she ...
6 cycles of chemo completed
- By Maylene · Posted May 23, 2013
- 7 replies
- I have finished chemo and CT scan show no evidence of cancer. PTL but I am extremely tired and cannot walk without using a walker and after only a few steps I get so dizzy that I have to sit down. Has ...
Why we do this!!!
- By KevinMI · Posted May 22, 2013
- 9 replies
- I had my RC with Neo for my T1G3 tumor in Nov. 2012 and am currently cancer free. The fear before the surgery and the recovery after the surgery were not easy. But neither of these were worse than the ...
Now know what hath for me, that TURBT #3
- By ReadyToBeSoAlive · Posted May 22, 2013
- 18 replies
- It has been just 8 months since initial dx of primary diffuse CIS of the entire bladder and trigone. it's been 3 of these TURBTs taking 30 biopsies from my bladder, and we've gone through 12 BCG treatments--it ...
My Journey, May 22, 2013
- By GIPE · Posted May 22, 2013
- 7 replies
- I have had my 4th BCG treatment on May 20th. I haven't really had any issues with it. Maybe a little tired, but that's it. I have 2 more to go before my re biopsy. I have been juicing 5/7 nights a week...carrots ...
Side Effects – what side effects? “Take the pill.”
- By Katuha · Posted May 21, 2013
- 8 replies
- This is a “real” list of potential actual side effects of an inexpensive little nearly-unknown drug called Gabapentin that was prescribed for me to alleviate urethral pain when I first got BC. My wife ...
A NEW CURE FOR THE COMMON HEADACHE
- By Katuha · Posted May 21, 2013
- 8 replies
- HOW THE COMMON HEADACHE is cured in other parts of the world. (Don’t try this at home without the services of a tribal witchdoctor.) https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=645 972798762208&set=vb.639258229433665&type ...
Good Info on Non-Muscle Invasive
- By Bine22 · Posted May 21, 2013
- 16 replies
- Just wanted to share this website for those that don't know about Up-to-Date. And it is dated May 2013. We have our fingers crossed as Jim goes for his his 3rd cystoscope post BCG today. http://www.uptodate.com/contents/bladder ...
Did the doctor just say cancer?
- By iranger · Posted May 20, 2013
- 21 replies
- Two weeks ago a spot was found on my bladder during a CT scan intended to check for kidney stones. Three days ago life changed when the Urologist matter of factly stated "See that, you have cancer, and ...
Kidneys
- By jitterbugsandy · Posted May 20, 2013
- 6 replies
- By jitterbugsandy Reply 892605 Today at 1:48 pm Report post I came looking for someone with my problem. Had a radical cystectomy in Jan. I am 61 and haven't quit bleeding mildly since. Everything has ...
can bcg damage the uretheter/bladder?
- By kkatt1 · Posted May 20, 2013
- 8 replies
- Hi - I am a 62 year old woman with stage 1 bladder cancer and have been on bcg (3xwk for 3 wks every 3 months) for the last year. Urethra pain and inflammation has been increasing with every treatment ...
AT LAST - AN UPDATE ON MAYRE
- By snettie · Posted May 20, 2013
- 10 replies
- My friends I have at last heard from Mayre's husband who as you can imagine has been more than busy! He reports and from here I quote the following:- "Here is an update on Mayre, it has been some time ...
Meet Zach
- By Katuha · Posted May 20, 2013
- 9 replies
- You will cry many happy tears when you meet this inspirational young man who teaches us by example how to fight terminal cancer. Make them "happy tears." Zach shows us what it means to live life with ...
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