Chemotherapy with a Neobladder
For those who have had chemotherapy and the amount of extra fluids mentioned above with a neobladder, how did you or your doctors handle this or a similar situation? Thank you very much.
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I sent you a reply earlier so hope you received it. My husband has them catheterize him during the long treatment (he has Cisplatin and Gemzar over 4 hours) and then he leaves the catheter in until 10 p.m. the night of treatment. He found in his prior chemo that the neobladder retained the chemicals and caused irritation of the neobladder - this way the neobladder empties much quicker that it would.0
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I did receive your reply and responded. Thank you very much. My computer was down for a few days.golfgirl said:I sent you a reply earlier so hope you received it. My husband has them catheterize him during the long treatment (he has Cisplatin and Gemzar over 4 hours) and then he leaves the catheter in until 10 p.m. the night of treatment. He found in his prior chemo that the neobladder retained the chemicals and caused irritation of the neobladder - this way the neobladder empties much quicker that it would.
My oncologist is also catheterizing me for the long treatment with Cisplatin and Gemzar. It takes a total of almost 6 hours and he is using mannitol and lasix for the last two hours with a liter of liquid to flush my kidneys and system. They withdrew the catheter almost immediately after last bag of IV is completed. I will have to ask them about keeping catheter in for a while longer. I've only had one treatment, so I haven't experienced this for very long.
The treatment plan is for one week with both Cisplatin and Gemzar as described above, one week with Gemzar alone, which I will have for the first time on this Friday, and then one week off. Is this similar to the treatment your husband is receiving.
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I must have my bladder removed. I am trying to decide on whether or not to have neobladder surgery.golfgirl said:I sent you a reply earlier so hope you received it. My husband has them catheterize him during the long treatment (he has Cisplatin and Gemzar over 4 hours) and then he leaves the catheter in until 10 p.m. the night of treatment. He found in his prior chemo that the neobladder retained the chemicals and caused irritation of the neobladder - this way the neobladder empties much quicker that it would.
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I have a neobladder, since June,04 and am very happy I chose that option. Some things are different, the sensation of fullness, frequency of emptying, but I feel it was the best option for me. I'm grateful and amazed at how well it works!jammer said:I must have my bladder removed. I am trying to decide on whether or not to have neobladder surgery.
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