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my mom just learned she had bladder cancer today

mamasgirl1975
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Joined: Oct 2011
Oct 06, 2011 - 7:57 pm

my mom went into the hospital a couple days ago to deal with side effects from the hep c treatment interferon she has been on the last 6 months as soon as she got to the hospital she found blood in her urine and they did a ultrasound the ultrasound came back with a mass on the bladder they did surgery today and yes it was cancer they were able to remove it all and are testing the tumour to see how aggressive the cancer was and what stage .. i am beyond devasted and i am at a loss to what we do now ... how do they know if it has spread outside the bladder or not ??? what are the odds that it will come back and how do we stay diligent to make sure she is given the proper procedures to monitor it and so on .. i have been researching bladder cancer all day but would like to hear from people who have or are still dealing with it first hand what should we watch out for ?? what are her odds of it being gone for good ??? thank you and god bless you all

mellycat
Posts: 5
 Joined: Oct 2011
Oct 07, 2011 - 12:13 am
dad had cancer

Don't panic about the cancer. My dad was found with a grapefruit size tumor along with two other types of cancer so 3 different kinds when he was diagnosed. His was considered stage 3. It had grown to the outer lining of his bladder. He has underwent several bcg treatments. He gets them every 3 months and has for 6 years. He goes in every 6 months for a scraping. It has.changed all of our lives and requires a lot of maintence but she will beat this. This year was the first year he was considered NED. Stay positive stay strong and have faith. Like they say if god brings u to it he will bring u through it. Take care and god bless
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wilsel
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 Joined: Nov 2010
Oct 07, 2011 - 6:04 pm
Bladder cancer surgery

Hi mamasgirl1975:

Well, to begin with, I have had bladder cancer and had my bladder removed on 06-30-2010 and now have a urostomy. If you're not familiar with a urostomy, it is simply a diversion for your urine to leave your body when you no longer have a bladder. So, I guess what I'm saying is that there is life beyond the surger