Looking for a case similar to mine(apparently very rare)

jillian.ortega
jillian.ortega Member Posts: 2
in Bladder Cancer #1

My name is Jillian Ortega I am 19 years old and was recently diagnosed with bladder cancer. All of my doctors are shocked that someone my age has this type of cancer apparently no one in my region that is near my age has had bladder cancer. I would just really like feed back from someone near my age that has been diagnosed with or knows anyone who has been diagnosed with bladder cancer.

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  • justsayin
    justsayin Member Posts: 15
    #2
    Wishing you all the Best

    Jillian, I m much older than you , but a bladder and kidney cancer survivor.  By any chance are/were you a smoker? Bladder and kidney cancer didn't run in my family at all .  My doctor told me both my cancers can be tied back to being a smoker.

    Wishing you luck with your surgery.  Please let us know how you do.

  • justsayin
    justsayin Member Posts: 15
    #3
    sorry, I hit submit 2x. -

    sorry, I hit submit 2x. - think of it as double well wishes :)

  • jillian.ortega
    jillian.ortega Member Posts: 2
    #4
    justsayin said:

    Wishing you all the Best

    Jillian, I m much older than you , but a bladder and kidney cancer survivor.  By any chance are/were you a smoker? Bladder and kidney cancer didn't run in my family at all .  My doctor told me both my cancers can be tied back to being a smoker.

    Wishing you luck with your surgery.  Please let us know how you do.

    No I was beer a smoker but it

    No I was never a smoker but it looks like it's a genetic mutation that runs through my family and with me it showed up as bladder cancer

  • Frank Fitz
    Frank Fitz Member Posts: 19
    #5
    Late Response

    Sorry to respond so late but I suggest you go to https://www.inspire.com/ and sign in to the Bladder Cancer group. My bet is you will find a lot of resonses to your question.

     

    Best wishes!

     

    Fitz

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