Newly Diagnosed

suziech

Hi everyone.  I am new to the group and wanted to introduce myself.  I am a blind Christian woman that has been recently diagnosed with agressive T2 high grade bladder cancer.  The plan is to have 3 months of intense Chemotherapy followed by RC.  I was suppose to begin Chemotherapy this past week, however the day before I was suppose to begin I saw my dentist and he informed me that I have an infection in one of my teeth and possiby another tooth.  I am having difficulty arranging an appointment with the oral surgeon since he only comes in the office once a month.  Chemo is being postponed until I can get this infection taken care of first.  I heard that before you begin Chemotherapy you need to be in good health, including your mouth due to your immune system becoming low from the chemicals in Chemo.  My regimen is the MVAC program.  Any suggestions on this would be greatly appreciated.  I am casting all my cares upon the Lord. 

 

Blessings

Susan

flyerette65

Praise the Lord! Biopsies benign!

Hi Susan,

After I had a radical hysterectomy for USPC and knew I would have chemo, I made an appointment with my dentist.  They did an exam and told me I had a tooth with a very deep cavity that would either need a root canal or, the easiest option was just to have it pulled.  I said I would think about it as I needed a surgical procedure to have the port installed and I just didn't want to have to think about dental work too!  Four days after my dental exam, my 92 year old mother, who lives with me had a spontaneous hip fracture and dealing with that, on top of everything else, made me decide to wait on the tooth.  Long story short. I've still got the tooth although part of it is now broken off.  The reason I am on the bladder cancer forum is because I had to have a cystoscopy last week, due to heavy bleeding from my bladder/kidneys, fatigue, weight loss, etc. I had every symptom of bladder cancer.  The only thing the surgeon found was that the back wall of the lining of my bladder was very thick.  He did 3 biopsies and all were benign.  However, I'm still a bit worried and wondering if I should get a second opinion. I'm sorry you have a diagnosis of bladder cancer. I hope you get a better answer than what I was able to give you.  I will keep you in my prayers.

Barb

Kaleena

flyerette65 said:

Praise the Lord! Biopsies benign!

Hi Susan,

After I had a radical hysterectomy for USPC and knew I would have chemo, I made an appointment with my dentist.  They did an exam and told me I had a tooth with a very deep cavity that would either need a root canal or, the easiest option was just to have it pulled.  I said I would think about it as I needed a surgical procedure to have the port installed and I just didn't want to have to think about dental work too!  Four days after my dental exam, my 92 year old mother, who lives with me had a spontaneous hip fracture and dealing with that, on top of everything else, made me decide to wait on the tooth.  Long story short. I've still got the tooth although part of it is now broken off.  The reason I am on the bladder cancer forum is because I had to have a cystoscopy last week, due to heavy bleeding from my bladder/kidneys, fatigue, weight loss, etc. I had every symptom of bladder cancer.  The only thing the surgeon found was that the back wall of the lining of my bladder was very thick.  He did 3 biopsies and all were benign.  However, I'm still a bit worried and wondering if I should get a second opinion. I'm sorry you have a diagnosis of bladder cancer. I hope you get a better answer than what I was able to give you.  I will keep you in my prayers.

Barb

Whoop! Whoop!

Hi Barb!

Just saw your post.  So so happy for you!   Great news.    

Kathy

Kaleena

Hi Susan:
So sorry to hear

Hi Susan:

So sorry to hear about your diagnosis.   If you have an infection, you need to take care of that.   They should be able to give you anitbiotics for that and then should be able to do the chemo.  But every doctor is different.  What does your oncologist say?   If they are opting to do a root canal, I would do some research on that if you can.   It may be better to just have it pulled - depending on what tooth it is.   I had my back tooth pulled but had one of my front teeth root canaled.   

Sending you prayers.

 

Kathy

flyerette65

Kaleena said:

Whoop! Whoop!

Hi Barb!

Just saw your post.  So so happy for you!   Great news.    

Kathy

Biopsies

Thanks Kathy! What a wonderful Christmas gift! The gift of a negative biopsy!

Barb