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FISH & adjunct tests
- By jj803 · New reply yesterday at 8:33 am
- 11 replies
- I know that many of the adjunctive tests for following bc come up from time to time (urine cytology, urine FISH, nmp 22, etc). I just looked at a recent paper in urotoday that discussed the sensitivities ...
Lymph node biopsies--positive
- By Jemuna · New reply November 18, 2009
- 33 replies
- Okay, so now what? I have only posted a couple of times here but do read and gain strength just about every day from all of you on this site. Dennis had bcg, chemo and then r.c. in March with 21 lymph ...
Update on BCG treatments.
- By kenny010122 · New reply November 17, 2009
- 6 replies
- i have not frogot about my friends. Since my surgery on October 5th. to finish the first surgery and remove the rest of the tumors I am doing well. They postponed the start of the BCG treatments til next ...
Mitomycin Side effects very bad
- By Markdb0 · New reply November 11, 2009
- 12 replies
- Anyone else have bad reaction to Mitomycin? Male, age 43, Mitomycin give 09-10-09 direct into bladder. Extreme burning Pain urination, Blood in the urine, Blood Clots, Sluthing, Pain from the bladder ...
Dr. Oz speaks about mens health
- By LadyJane123 · New reply November 9, 2009
- 12 replies
- Just wanted to let both the men and women of this site know that todays show on Dr. Oz was/is about mens health and why they keep secrets of their health problems. Its not the entire show but about 15-20 ...
Medication question
- By lilbit37 · New reply November 9, 2009
- 8 replies
- I had my bladder removed at age 2 (I'm now 30) and I've been taking sodium bicarbonate to regulate the acid levels in my body. I was told that this was prescribed because I don't have a bladder. Does ...
heading home
- By honcho2 · New reply November 9, 2009
- 18 replies
- I was relesed yesterday after my RC and heading home today. Hard week but all went well. Visually all looked good ,still waiting for the pathalogy ...
Port for Chemo
- By Phoenix-George · New reply November 8, 2009
- 4 replies
- Deb is having problems with the veins in her arms, and it seems that a great deal of damage is being done whenever they're used for Chemo. She's considering a port, and is nervous about yet another procedure ...
Indiana Pouch
- By lilbit37 · New reply November 4, 2009
- 28 replies
- Hello, I had bladder cancer at age 2 and underwent a procedure in 1980 where my ureters were re-routed into my colon. It is now known that this causes cancer. I had some pre-cancerous polyps and it was ...
Less toxic than BCG: Urocidin?
- By SilverGrizzly · New reply November 4, 2009
- 6 replies
- This new drug is in phase three clinical trials. Does anyone know anything more about it? Here is some information but it doesn't say a lot about how it works, etc. A search on BCAN didn't produce much ...
Update on Suntent (Sunitinib)
- By R2D2 · Posted November 1, 2009
- 0 replies
- Many thanks to Claire for responding to my previous post on Suntent (Sunitinib) and giving some good websites. Suntent also has their own website with a lot of interesting information members might want ...
Sutent (Sunitinib) used for BC
- By R2D2 · New reply October 30, 2009
- 8 replies
- There is a drug being used for Kidney cancer that apparently is also being somewhat effective on bladder cancer called SUTENT or SUNITITIB. There is a lot of information online about this drug and I was ...
mrsa hospital aquired post surgical abd hysterectomy
- By softvelvet · New reply October 29, 2009
- 7 replies
- I had a abd hysterectomy in 2008 of march and aquired mrsa in incesion. I was very sick I went back to my doctor after 10 days from being released from the hospital. I had a very swollen red sore incision ...
need info
- By newyorknewcomer · New reply October 28, 2009
- 7 replies
- I was just diagnosed with what they call superficial bladder cancer. I was wondering what other people have chosen as a follow up treatment after surgery ...
washing catheters
- By Ardy · New reply October 27, 2009
- 14 replies
- I have a neobladder and I am having to cath at least 4 or 5 times a day. My problem is getting them washed. I have been washing in antibacterial soap, rinising and hanging to dry. I am having a hard time ...
Link to an article re breakthrough in approach to cancer treatment
- By Tobe · New reply October 27, 2009
- 3 replies
- Here's an article re new study done at University of Virginia we found interesting and wanted to share for those who haven't seen it. Va. researchers develop breakthrough that could eliminate trial-and-error ...
Neobladder versus Ileal Conduit/Indiana Pouch
- By RickB · New reply October 20, 2009
- 11 replies
- I have posted this a couple of times in response to specific questions by members, but someone recommended that I post it on its own. Doing so will hopefully make it easier to find and will also trigger ...
Met my surgeon yesterday
- By honcho2 · New reply October 19, 2009
- 18 replies
- I met Dr Alan So yesterday and we discussed my treatment and prognosis. I will have a radical cysectomy and have a neo bladder. He said my prognosis was good and spent a lot of time trying to prepare ...
sequential BCG + MMC
- By esposa · New reply October 19, 2009
- 27 replies
- Hello whoever is "listening," Background: My husband as superficial bladder cancer : he was diagnosed 2 years ago with multiple tumors and underwent 6 week BCG treatment following TUR. Within 6 months ...
nsaids and probiotics
- By elizsar · New reply October 19, 2009
- 7 replies
- I read recently that there have been some studies that suggest regular use of NSAIDS (especially aspirin) and Lactobacillus casei have helped in preventing the recurrence of bladder cancer. Has anyone ...
