Already a member? Sign in
Welcome to Inspire!
What - Inspire is a place where you can connect with people who share your health concerns and find information and advice in groups sponsored by organizations you know and trust.
Why - As a member you can use Inspire to let friends and family know how you're doing, contact others who share your health concerns, receive personalized updates and information about participating in surveys and clinical trials, and more.
How - Joining Inspire is completely free and usually takes less than a minute. Join now!
Caregivers corner
Share thoughts, experience and support with others whose loved ones are living with bladder cancer.
New Caregiver - would like advice
- By Eudys-Annie · New reply 8:00 pm
- 9 replies
- My finance and I have already been through a month long ordeal leading up to his diagnosis of bladder cancer. I will never forget the look on the Dr. 's face me as he handed me a picture of Jeff's bladder ...
Seriously.....how did you accept loosing your bladder?
- By roadrunner · New reply 12:26 pm
- 33 replies
- It was a beautiful sunny day, we were sitting in the backyard, my husband starting crying,and said, "Something is really wrong"....hence his journey started over the next 2 years.... His story one of ...
NOVEMEBER CALENDAR......take a look....
- By roadrunner · New reply yesterday at 1:52 pm
- 23 replies
- Thanksgiving is near...we have much to be grateful for....a whole cast of people here on the forum...willing to help each other. On to November......here is the calendar of who is doing what and when...tests ...
Our Caregiver for Lenore....HERB!!!
- By roadrunner · New reply November 6, 2009
- 18 replies
- JUST AN UPDATE, In June, Lenore had a radical cystectomy, having complications she has remained in the hospital over 100 days now. Herb, well, he still has hope, she has had an up and down situation ...
Caregiver cruelty
- By katzwhisker · New reply November 6, 2009
- 66 replies
- Hi everybody! Hope you're doing alright, and feeling better day by day. My issue, though personal, can SURELY not be the only one of its type. Unfortunately. If you recall, I am inoperable, terminal ...
New caregiver looking for support
- By TrippinToni · New reply November 4, 2009
- 13 replies
- I am not sure if I am in the right place. My mom has RCC and had a kidney removed with spots found on her liver and lung. She has had three MVAC treatments and I do not see anything saying MVAC is for ...
POSITIVE FISH TEST
- By KIMKAY · New reply November 1, 2009
- 14 replies
- MY HUSBAND HAD HIS CYSTO 2 WEEKS AGO. ALL WAS CLEAR, THEN YESTERDAY HIS DR CALLED AND SAID THE FISH TEST WAS POSITVIE AND WANTS HIM BACK IN THREE MONTHS. THIS IS THE FIRST FISH TEST THAT HE HAS EVER HAD ...
BOO!!!Time for some fun..ITS HALLOWEEN!!!
- By roadrunner · New reply November 1, 2009
- 30 replies
- Its me, Ginger, coming to you from the caregiver corner...Gene is sitting here with me, the news is over so were on to discussing this.... If he and I were kids, and tomorrow we would be going TRICK OR ...
The Face of Bladder Cancer
- By roadrunner · New reply November 1, 2009
- 3 replies
- Some newbies on the site may not how much has happened over the last year with inspire and BCAN...if you look to the right it gives you some of the functions that have taken place..one was the conference ...
Thanks
- By mycopper · New reply October 31, 2009
- 14 replies
- Instead of whining like I'm apt to do I would like to thank everyone who takes the time to talk with each other. You all have been and are and will be so helpful. My husband won't get on line and chat ...
Patrick Swayzees wife on Oprah...
- By roadrunner · New reply October 31, 2009
- 9 replies
- Generally I am not a TV in the afternoon person, it was worthwhile today as I caught his wife talking about his fight with cancer.. Of course she had many tears, as she rememebed how they as a couple ...
November.....who's having tests or surgery?Let us know....
- By roadrunner · New reply October 29, 2009
- 31 replies
- Yikkkeees...its almost NOVEMBER!!!! All of you who are having any type of tests, or surgery, please let me know here,, in a few days, you will see the CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER.... Along with prayers for ...
Calendar for October......take a look
- By roadrunner · New reply October 29, 2009
- 59 replies
- Heres the whose who for October! October 1rst......Sincerely2.chemo,,,, October 3rd.......PattyL.........chemo October 4th.......Nancynurse....cysto October 5th.......RLayne.....check up after r/c October ...
Quick Question
- By cat22 · New reply October 26, 2009
- 8 replies
- My friends husband has just been told he has cancer of the liver. I want to save her time, and was wondering if any of you can recommend a good site to start researching liver cancer? I get several responses ...
Discussions
- By nancynursez637 · New reply October 26, 2009
- 11 replies
- Part of one of my posts got edited in the reposting of support for Katz. Which is fine. But I thought I would repost a couple things that might help us all. Remember when posting, we do not have the benefit ...
Problem after 6th BCG treatment
- By soffie · New reply October 25, 2009
- 12 replies
- Hi Everyone!!!! I know it has been awhile since I have posted but my life has been crazy since Greg's 5th BCG treatment. At this moment he is in the hospital with an ileus (intestional blockage) and I ...
You have a time-machine, where will it take you?
- By roadrunner · New reply October 25, 2009
- 19 replies
- I asked my husband this question, He said, well I wish we could all go back, be without cancer, but since we can't do that I would go back to the 50'S....HIS SECOND CHOICE.The early 1800"s....THE WILD ...
Its mid-month,,,r/c's honcho2,pepsicolarocks,lyk2travel!!!
- By roadrunner · New reply October 22, 2009
- 24 replies
- Well its mid-October,,,halfway through the calendar,,, Lets remember the ones having tests and surgeries the end of the month coming up,,,, Good luck, lots of charma, and prayers as well,,, For those ...
Good bye
- By jack6531 · New reply October 20, 2009
- 29 replies
- Good bye from Jack and his wife. We will face stage 4 BC in a venue which allows all types of opinions to be stated. Jack & Jackie ps I hope this is not removed as were all my other notes. Good luck and ...
No patience (no pun intended.
- By mycopper · New reply October 20, 2009
- 18 replies
- I am I the only one that wants to smack the next person who acts like we are stupid about bladder cancer, I'm talking medical staff ...
