Guidance and support for those with muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
- By ellenrn · New reply yesterday at 7:18 pm
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- Hi Everyone, My husband has just had his 4th BCG treatment. His first week he had no side effects. Second week, some burning with urination which resolved in a few hours. The third week, some burning ...
- By roadrunner · Posted December 1, 2008
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- B/C survivors, A few members had surgery in the last 4 weeks,,,I am hoping they will chime in and let us know how its going ....the first 4 weeks can be grueling,getting use to your new deversion,,passing ...
- By Alwaysawarrior · New reply November 19, 2008
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- DX WITH INVASIVE BC I like anyone else when I was told I had bladder cancer was about ready to fall off the chair. Then I got myself together got a second opinion and ended up going to the Univ of Penn ...
- By mammaw3n3n · New reply November 16, 2008
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- The Lord took Ted home to be with Him yesterday around noon...he went very peacefully and without the pain that he has been having for so long...my children and I were priviledged to be there to help ...
- By Annasvenska · New reply November 13, 2008
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- I had as some of you might know a radical cystectomy sept 10 (neobladder), I was diagnosed in august with muscle invasive adenocarcinoma of my bladder. My lymphnodes were clean and I am feeling very healthy ...
- By roadrunner · New reply November 9, 2008
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- Friends, Some on the forum are heading to surgery soon, others are past this part and headed on to recovery...the journey takes an emotional toll on one and the family as well.....after my husband being ...
- By roadrunner · New reply October 23, 2008
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- My husband has experienced pain in his left pelvic area,,,especially after being on his feet for 4 hours or so...if he lifts up on the area it relieves the pain. He just had his cat scan for the one year ...
- By mammaw3n3n · New reply October 20, 2008
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- just a short update on ted...he is still hanging in there...we haven't moved him home yet as he wants to stay in the care center for a few days to see if he can get some strength back before going home...so ...
- By roadrunner · New reply October 13, 2008
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- I received a message from Lyn, she asked me to let everyone know that Ted has been in the hospital since Monday,he has been on a feeding tube, and receiving morphine for his pain.They weren;t able to ...
- By roadrunner · Posted October 11, 2008
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- In another discussion,sex after your r/c,what about the women,Catbug gave us the info on buying heart shaped bags,the site is MY HEART TIES,,,,,what a great idea,,I will have to find the same for men ...
- By roadrunner · New reply October 8, 2008
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- Friends of the forum, I HEARD FROM LYN TODAY,.. ,,Lyn has been staying with Ted day and nite at the hospital,,unfortuneately the news is not good,she just was told he is terminal,,he has a few days to ...
- By roadrunner · New reply October 7, 2008
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- The road you take to your r/c, the surgery, is long....the symptoms, the test, the waiting, the turb, the diagnosis, another test, the waiting,,another turb, the waiting,,,THE SURGERY.....THATS ENOUGH ...
- By roadrunner · New reply October 5, 2008
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- Most important in following your journey through b/c is the hospital you have choosen for your r/c..when sharing your experience it helps to include this info so others are informed on the choices around ...
- By roadrunner · New reply October 5, 2008
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- Discussions seem to be my thing as of late,,,I guess I feel I wish everyone who faces an r/c needs to know the facts,,,as we experienced them as we went,,,"so why not know before you go", I wish we had ...
- By roadrunner · New reply October 2, 2008
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- There are some members getting ready to head in for surgery,,,it brought to mind what I may have taken had I known I needed it....I thought I had everything for my stay with my husband for the 6 days ...
- By roadrunner · New reply September 27, 2008
- 21 replies
- So were sittiing in our surgeon's office..the deversions available to b/c patients has just been laid out for us,choices,,neo bladder, indiana pouch, ileaut conduit. Not that my husband wanted any one ...
- By mammaw3n3n · New reply September 22, 2008
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- I guess it's my turn to let you know what is going on with my dh right now...some of you know that he was dx with bc in March...had a rc in April followed with chemo and radiation...well all of that went ...
- By Suzie · New reply September 18, 2008
- 9 replies
- In the past 18 months I have had 4 TURBT's, which means that my cancer continues to return after each surgery. Has anyone else experienced this many surgeries in the same time frame? I am concerned that ...
- By balihigh · New reply September 6, 2008
- 24 replies
- Hi Everyone, As some of you know, I recently returned from a visit to Sloan Kettering in NYC. I had a TURB in June and it came back as "suspicious for invasion" My doctor said that he didn't think so ...
- By MMB · New reply August 1, 2008
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- Just wanted to share my news and let everyone know that there is hope. I started with endometrial cancer in 2003 and at the same time was diagnoised with bladder cancer, transitional cell carcinoma. My ...
