i had surgury 2 weeks ago for a 7cm tumor in my bladder that invaded the muscle and poss lymph invasion. biopsy came back hi mitolic rate cancer. i am getting a port for chemo and applied for assistance for a pet scan. my oncologist wants to do 3 rounds chemo every 3 weeks then to my urologist to...

Hello, my mother was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2012 at the age of 99. She also has a heart mummer and heart is not beating properly. Hospice has been called She is so very weak and tired all the time. I hate to see her suffering and can not help. She was in severe pain and the nurse said...

The hospital called the TUR a procedure. I wish I could say it felt like a procedure. I'm still sore down there. At least it's becoming more generalized through the bladder area instead of feeling like he dug out my left side. Moving my bowels finally seems to have relieved that a lot. I...

Has anyone on this forum had an IVC filter placed? Have there been any problems and how long has it been in place? My surgeon wants me to have one placed before my surgery. Any info would be appreciated. Thank you.

Even though I got my neobladder before my cancer became invasive, I'm posting on the invasive board because I figure more of you have experience with neobladders. I'm 3 weeks post op and had my foley removed today. I'm supposed to make sure I void every 2 hours, but I'd be thrilled if I made it more...

Does a CT show if a mass in the bladder is invasive or will I have to wait and find out after the TURBT? I mean the Dr would not be doing a simple surgery through a cystoscope if he thought it was invasive, right? I will be under general anesthesia during it.

This is my first time writing. I am 57 and was diagnosed with bladder cancer 4 years ago and in October 2010 had a cystectomy. I have always been very positive and I can not say enough about the treatment I received. I am very a athletic person and able to go back to playing handball, racquetball,...

Well its been a long while since I have posted but I come on the site and try to keep informed on everyone, I had been complaining for a year or more about flank pain and last Thanksgiving while on vacation in Florida my left ureter became totally blocked. I have had 4 nephrostomy tubes placed (2...

My husband had RC surgery for a very rare, nested variant bladder cancer. He's doing really well but apparently even after telling us he got all the cancer and the margins were clean, the surgeon now says there was still cancer in the margins and he needs radiation therapy. Is anyone familiar with...

Just got off phone with the doc thirty minutes ago. Lymph nodes appear to be cancer. Not easy to biopsy because of blood vessels in the area. Lymph node up in my chest area is also lit up on PET scan. That indicates spread which is not good news. Surgery to remove kidney would not be curative...

So far I have been cancer free for 4 years and three months. It is beginning to look as though that may not be the case but it is not confirmed. A couple months ago I started having intermittent gross hematuria (visible blood in urine) ranging from a tinge of red in my urine up to a robust...

HI All, I dont know where to turn bt i can really use some advice and hope. I am a 36 year old white male non smoker. I was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2010. I ve done 12 treatments of bcg 6 of those with interferon. I have been being taken care of at sloan kettering in NY since july of 2012....

I have posted this on the non-invasive board but am posting this here as well in case you guys have a different perspective based on your personal experiences. For those of you who don't know me a brief summary. I'm a pediatrician, diagnosed with TCC TaG3 + CIS 12 years ago. I was treated by TURB &...

I was wondering who has gone through the cisplatin/gemzar chemo regimen and how they dealt with side effects, etc. I started my chemo last week and two days later was admitted to hospital for four days. I could not walk, nausea and vomiting really bad and I lost over 7 pounds in five days. The day...

It\'s been 5 years since my chemo and RC at Hopkins for Stage 2-3 bladder cancer. My oncologist \"discharged\" me...so no more CAT scans. (great they can cause cancer!?) He morbidly and jokingly said the cancer you die from will not be bladder cancer...I didn\'t take offense and I hope none of you...

Hi I have the same problem with hyper continence.I have neo since october 2010.The first 4 months it work perfectly,But for a reason my surgeon explain to me that this sometime happens.He never suggest that a surgery could correct this problem.I am used to cath by now, but I have the same question...

I\'ve had my neobladder since 2005 -- hyper continent, but otherwise in excellent health. Has anyone heard of a revision surgery that corrects the hyper continence? I have no problems cathing, but am always thinking ahead to my later years when it may become more of an issue. Thoughts?

Hello, I recently was diagnosed with high grade bladder cancer. They removed the tumor and we had what was called a TURB preformed. The results of the TURB were: 1. Severe Urothelial Dysplasia 2. Muscularis Propria is represented and is uninvolved by Tumor What does all this mean? My doctor...

Hi everyone, been a while since I checked in. I\'ve been busy doing the classic car thing and I needed a break from the site anyway. Hope everyone is doing okay. Hey Mike, I was checking in with a question on urine sample results, and noticed you recently had a thread on urine cytology after...

On October 16th my husband had his first CT scan following his chemo treatment and it was found that the tumor had actually grown and is now blocking his right kidney. The chemo did nothing for him so they cancelled his last treatment and scheduled surgery for November 14th. I had decided earlier...