Guidance and support for those who have recently learned they have bladder cancer.
- By Peppe · New reply yesterday at 9:44 pm
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- In June 2008 I had a TURB cystoscopy, in September another cystoscopy and biopsy. Result: one carcinoma in situ. I am on the second BCG session. Very little effects, but insomnia. My Doctor tells me that ...
- By BillN · New reply yesterday at 12:04 pm
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- Hi... I'm happy to have found this place....lots of great info. After an Ultrasound last Friday and Cystoscopy yesterday, I have been diagnosed with a bladder tumor. I had laser surgery for BPH in January ...
- By Tony1967 · New reply November 30, 2008
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- I just had TURB & received the biopsy today, I was saddened to hear I have High Grade Cancer & will schedule 8 weeks of BCG treatment next month. What can expect ? I am told it has not invaded the mucsel ...
- By browns-crossing · New reply November 28, 2008
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- I was diagnosed with stage 2 bladder cancer in my 40's. Have both transitional cell and small cell cancer. Currently in chemo, then will have radical cystectomy. First, does anyone else out there have ...
- By JoPasq · New reply November 23, 2008
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- My 75 year old father has been newly diagnosed with bladder cancer. He had the TUR just yesterday and is still in the hospital for "observation". This is a bit overwhelming to me as dad didn't have the ...
- By SharpCuttingpain · New reply November 21, 2008
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- After some time of suffering from sharp cutting pain when urinating my urol told me that the only hope is to have my bladder removed and have a bladder that I will catheterise. I am apealling to those ...
- By CaptainsAdvocate · New reply November 16, 2008
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- My Husband was diagnosed on 6/23 with invasive papillary ucc, grade III with angiolymphatic invasion. On 7/1 he had a pelvic/abdominal CT scan, total body bone scan, and chest x-ray which has shown no ...
- By dwbtr · New reply October 20, 2008
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- I was diagnosed in September and had TUR. I had my fourth BCG treatment yesterday and other than feeling tired, I seem to be doing ok. I am just glad there are support groups like this that provide information ...
- By slh · New reply October 20, 2008
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- Hi, I am newly diagnosed and scheduled for a partial cystectomy in early Nov. I know it is not common and I haven't been able to find too much information on it. If anyone has had a partial could they ...
- By buffbob40229 · New reply October 13, 2008
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- my name is bob and im 37 years old and was told i have bladder cancer--thats pretty much all i was told and i have no clue as to what is going to happen--im scared and after reading some of these blogs ...
- By PRB · New reply October 7, 2008
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- I thought it might be useful to raise some diagnosis and treatment issues I'm trying to find answers for. Regarding diagnosis, as I posted in another discussion, I think testing for abnormal cells in ...
- By angel86 · New reply August 19, 2008
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- I was wondering if anyone had any information to offer. Im scheduled for a partial cystectomy in October and have to wait until then (maybe longer) to know if it's a benign tumour or not. As you can imagine ...
- By family1 · New reply July 4, 2008
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- Has anyone out there been diagnosed with small cell carcinoma, a rare form and more spreadable form of bladder cancer? thanks ...
- By nikishere33 · New reply May 18, 2008
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- My dad was newly diagnosed with bladder cancer (CIS - High Grade) Started at the VA and i was VERY unhappy with his care and we wont be going back or allowing them to do the surgery. He sadly has an HMO ...
- By michaeldbentz · New reply April 22, 2008
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- I have been receiving BCG. Two weeks after surgery I had my first. The next one was skipped by Dr. because of suspected infection and bleeding. I had my first the next week. The next two were skipped ...
- By semarla · New reply April 19, 2008
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- I’m new here and thought maybe someone can help clarify some things for me. My 79-year-old father was passing blood in his urine last week and so he went to an urologist who did a cystoscopy and found ...
- By jgb63 · New reply April 17, 2008
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- I had my fisrt TUR recently and they removed the tumor which my Dr said was in the upper portion of my bladder. My report came back and he stated that his recomendation is a partial cystecomy to remove ...
- By family1 · New reply April 17, 2008
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- My mother in law was just diagnosed with high grade T2 bladder cancer. We are getting 2 opinions from 2 of the top hospitals in NY, but I'm a little unsure how this should all work. We met with one uro-oncologist ...
- By texcas · Posted April 14, 2008
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- Hi, I am hoping to find out more, my mom was diagnosed with carcinosarcoma of the bladder, stage 1 or 2. She had a TUR and has had 2 courses of chemo, they had to switch the drugs do to her not tolerating ...
- By family1 · New reply April 7, 2008
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- Hi everyone, So we are off to our second opinion tomorrow with a different urologist. The first place said that the cancer had invaded the muscle and the report had shown possible lymphovascular invasion ...
