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Bladder Cancer

new here with some questions
Its been almost 3 weaks since I had a tumor removed from my bladder, after 2 weaks I have started to urinate out some "chunks". This has been going on for almost a weak now. How long can I expect this to last?
multipal transureatral receptions
Hi I have had bladder cancer for the last three years and have undergone 11 reception surgeries in those three years I have to go to a clinic due to not having insurance I see one dr in the office and another in surgery not always the same doctor, I just went thru my last one last month now the doc in the office thinks…
Instead of Continuing with BCG, I'm trying Protocel
Over a year ago, I discovered blood in my urin and was subsequently diagnosed with Stage 1 bladder cancer. A fairly good-size tumor was taken out (it looked like a white coral) and I was then put on the BCG protocol, which I followed three different times. In January of this year a biopsy for cancer was negative, but the…
Low IgM, touching high range IgA, Hatoglobulin High, C4 high, guide please
In my latest report shows- IgM 0.31 (L), IgA 3.57 (touching high range), IgG 11.46 , C4 0.42 (High), ANA Screen 1:80 - Negative. Hb 130 ,hEMATOCRIT 0.40, RBC 4.3,, ESR always high like from 29 to 45,, Haptoglobulin 134 (L)\ Tired, week, fatigue
How difficult is it to sleep at night with a urostomy bag?
Hi, I am an active 84 y/o male recently stage 3 bladder cancer and will be having a cystectomy on April 2. I am looking for the pros and cons of having a bag vs neobladder. I would appreciate any and all of your input
I hate the term "cancer survivor!"
Hi - I'm new here; dxed with Stage 2 BC 2 1/2 years ago. Pretty easy ride. I hate the term "cancer survivor" and would like to start using another term. Cancer fighter; Cancer soldier; Cancer winner; Cancer victor; Cancer winner; Cancer standout - something - anything but survivor. What do you all think?
Questions after my first year with bladder cancer
Hello all, have some questions that hopefully people with similar experience can help out with, but any encouragement and advice is welcome. I'll start with my general specs and then the story: age - 38 (37 when diagnosed on 1-14-2012), sex - male, cancer - superficial bladder cancer low grade (i dont think they ever told…
Scared and not coping well
Hi, I am new here but I am scared and was researching Bladder Cancer when I came apon this. I am 30 yrs old and my Dr. told me the other day she thinks I have bladder cancer. This all started when they thought I had kidney stones and have been treating me for stones for about a year. They finally did a CT and didn't find…
Father diagnosed with Bladder cancer - Were down but not out!
Hi all, First let me say that I know nothing about cancer or medicine in general so I apologize in advance if I sound clueless.I'll start my tale with the info I have now.My 65 year old father has just been diagnosed with bladder cancer.I think it's stage 3 or worse because they said it has spread to the muscle tissue…
Very confused, frustrated with parents
I've never done this b4 so I'm hoping if I get any responses I'll be able to retrieve them. My dad was diagnosed with invasive bladder cancer that has mets in different areas (per the first and last bone scan). His original urologist was pretty poor in his initial consult back last Jan. because in June - his response was…
Reaction to Taxol
My father received his first dose of Taxol yesterday and had a bad reaction. Short of breath, flushing of head and neck and severe back pain. They treated him with IV steroids and oxygen and let him recover for over half hour then restarted at a slower rate. Has anyone else experienced this? He is going to receive it again…
Bladder Cancer- My Fiance is starting chemotherapy in a few days..
Is there anyone out there who can help me prepare for his first week of chemotherapy? Suggestions on dealing with the stress of this all? anything? thank you in advance to whoever replys!
Researching Options for Dad - Bag or NeoBladder
Hello All, I am researching for my father who is 63 and was recently diagnosed with bladder cancer. His surgery is scheduled for Dec 7. 2012 and I am trying to collect information so that we can ask the right questions to the doctor and make the right decision. I am attending the consult tomorrow, so I will learn more…
What was your urine report says before you diagnosed with bladder cancer
Hi there, this place really gave me a lot of answers regarding various kind of cancers. Actually thing starts 6 months ago when I feel I has red urine so I did urine test and Rbc, wbc, protein, was trace. Rbc was 70 90 at that time. And wbc was 10-15 hpf. I had back pain and then I went to doc he told me to do cbc, kft,…
Symptoms??
Hey there. I'm new to this board, but I have some questions for you guys. I've been having lots of pain in my abdomen and my lower back so much so that strong painkillers are barely even helping. It showed that there is no sign of infection in my urine but there is blood in my urine and my bladder is not emptying fully.…
Has anybody used or is using Gaviola/soursop to help combat the cancer Family: Annonaceae
Has any body tried using the fruit called soursop or its more commonly known by graviola to help fight the cancer. I have been trying a lot of things since my bladder cancer wents mets. Thank you John
Sugery
I am having my 6th TURBT for superficial bladder cancer on Monday. I have been smoking for 52 years and had my first TURBT in 2009. My Urologist says that I should quit smoking but I am so afraid that if I do, the cancer cells will go somewhere else in my body. I have an impaired immune system due to the fact that I do not…
Neobladder or colostomy bag?
I am a 47 year old woman who has been diagnosed with third stage bladder cancer.I am totally devastated and am finding it difficult to cope. I have to decide which method to use when they remove my bladder. They advised a catheter but the hole thought of it freaks me out.After I went back to see them they advised the…
Pain with early stage bladder cancer
I was diagnosed a year ago at age 41 with early stage bladder cancer. Its was actually by accident I went to emergency with severe pain on my right side and pain in the groin like someone had kicked me in the crotch, while they were trying to figure it out i passed large amounts of blood and clots. they found a tumor and…
dad & bladder cancer.... bunch of Qs
Hi, My dad diagnosed with bladder cancer ( low grade, T1 on staging) 2 years ago & he is on periodic cystoscopy. he received adriamycin once about 18 month ago ,after a cystoscopy showing 7 very small tumors, & he got a severe bladder hypersensitivity reaction, so doctor stop his chemotherapy.cystoscpoy done 6 months after…
opinion
Hello Guys , Will u plzz tell me any kind of suggestion,opinion or treatment of the disease "Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma Of Urinary Bladder With Peritoneal Metastasis". Plz send me on akankshapandya1@gmail.com
Question for women with Indiana Pouch reconstruction ONLY
Hello all, I'm 43 years old with two young children. I'm in the middle of chemo (just three more to go!), and then I'm scheduled for radical cystectomy on August 15th, and I'm choosing to go with the Indiana Pouch (continent cutaneous diversion). So, here's my question for women who have chosen this procedure: how do you…
Urgent Suggestion Requires
Hi,i am very new to this forum, we gone through some of the test for my father who is 55 Year old so finally we recieved the FNAC Reports from AIIMS,NewDelhi. Fnac report says,"ultrasound guided aspirate from liver shows mainly necrosis along with few viable fragments from a carecinoma. The morphological features are more…
CLINICAL TRIALS?
My husband,David was dx with bladder cancer 4 1/2 yrs ago,had left kidney removed had chemo and bcg treatments and was doing Ok till 2 weeks ago ..went to er for gall baldder attack and when they did MRI found lesions on liver...The oncologist we were seeing just said.."he has to go on chemo, he has 1-2 years to live" We…
New here with questions
My grandmother is 84 years old and just had radical cystectomy surgery. During the surgery they found the cancer had spread to the lymph nodes. They went through with the surgery. She made it through the surgery and is now in recovery at the hospital. My question is now what? I am very unfamiliar with what kind of…
fear of the future
This is my 1st post. I am 72 yo male. Original papillary tumor excised May 2011 after sudden episode of bleeding with clots. Cytoscopy next am - tumor seen - surgery 1 wk later. 3 cystoscopies since with (+) urine cytology, last one on3/16/12. Had another cystoscopy under anesthesia, during which bladder biopsies were…
Hi, I'm New - Bladder Cancer Mets
Hi I am new here. I am 54 years old, female, live in New Zealand (east of Australia) and am glad that I have found somewhere where I can share and learn. I was diagnosed February 2011 with bladder cancer. The Urologist tried to remove the tumour but was unable to get it all out. He sent me to an Oncologist for radiation…
Fatique - worse prognosis?
I am waiting for a specialist appointment. It has been so hard to wait. About 8 weeks ago, I had what I thought was a bladder infection but after three rounds of antibiotics the problem was still there....feeling I had to pee all the time and a burning discomfort in my bladder. Around that time, I started feeling severe…
Too Young?
Hello, I am 22 years old and was diagnosed with Bladder cancer a month ago. I had suffered from frequent uti's and my phsycian ordered an ultrasound. There they found a mass which my Urologist confirmed with a cystoscopy. Four days later I had the tumor removed and had a round of chemo. It was stage t1 non-invasive…
SCARED!!!!
Hi! I usually visit the anal cancer board as I am a survivor, diagnosed in November 2005. Went through a long hard battle with that cancer and just a year ago the oncologists released me. I wound up with a permanent colostomy and other problems. The reason I'm here is for the past few months I've been very fatigued, losing…

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