Living with non-invasive bladder cancer

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Yay, all done for a few weeks

By JeanneS · New reply December 30, 2008
4 replies
Well, am I ever glad I decided to have this done right away after he found the tumors. Turns out he caught 4 altogether. 2 new ones were starting to form . He got them all, cauterized the places he dug ...

Procedure tomorrow

By JeanneS · New reply December 30, 2008
9 replies
Going tomorrow for another tumor removal thingy......never can remember what they are called . TURB ? TURBT? Something like that. I am nervous , but last time went smoothly, so hoping this time will also ...

I am so Thankful Today

By Moonerj · New reply December 28, 2008
10 replies
Hi Everyone I have reached a milestone in my cancer battle, 13 months today cancer free. What a great Christmas present! Prior to the last month, my wife and I fought all the ups and downs with this disease ...

New here , hi all

By JeanneS · New reply December 21, 2008
15 replies
Hi, I am 64 , recently diagnosed , and still pretty emotional, but happy to be cancer free at the moment. (At least till my cystoscopy on the 16th next week.) I was diagnosed with non-invasive bladder ...

So disappointed :(

By JeanneS · New reply December 20, 2008
20 replies
Well, two more very small tumors were found :( I will have them removed first week in Jan. Then he is starting me on intensive BCG therapy for one year. 6 treatments every 3 months , plus a cystoscopy ...

Darn It

By JeanneS · New reply December 16, 2008
3 replies
What the heck is it about tomorrow's appt. that has me in a tizzy? I had 2 different TURBT's, 3 cystoscopys , but you'd think I was a newbie. I am just so emotional this time , sighhh ...

not sure if this is right

By sarahlee (Inactive) · New reply December 16, 2008
18 replies
Hi, I was dx dec 07 , at first I was told it was invasive stage 2. after the second turb and different doc I was told it was stage 1 non invasive. I took 6 weeks of bcg and had been clear for 2 cysto ...

Bladder and urethral spasms

By Verne · New reply September 15, 2008
2 replies
I had a TURB 8/05 and have had no reoccurenes. My urologist did resect deep into the muscle to make sure I had no muscle invasion. The tumor was at the trigone area of the bladder. This is the neck of ...

4 weeks after resect and nothing is returning to normal

By wghman · New reply July 9, 2008
10 replies
Writing here with so many who are fighting much bigger battles than me, I am almost ashamed to bring up my condition. I was told that my small tumor was Ta, non-invasive, and that 95% of it was low grade ...

Are there BC removal stories without further complications?

By wghman · New reply June 26, 2008
11 replies
My hope is that this entry does not appear insensitive and ignorant of the many ways BC manifests itself, but I long for some accounts of tumor removal, treatment, and no reccurance. Admittedly, I am ...

our message of 05 may with "0" replies

By brebras · New reply May 24, 2008
4 replies
Would thanks for any comments or ideas or advice about your experience or any information (personal, press or internet information) you have about: ((Please refer to our message “ 4 TURBS in 4 months ...

Water Choices

By annec · Posted January 17, 2008
0 replies
Thought it might be good to have this a discussion topic, so have cut & pasted it from my blog. Anne Water choices Posted by CandyB Thursday January 17, 2008 at 01:38 PM EST This is comment #64. Anne ...

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