joe,
my dad is 64. he went to the urologist after blood in urine and uti that would not resolve (he also has bph). md did scope in office, he had one tumor the size of thumb tip. he went in to have tumor removed, md felt he had removed everything, after tumor removed he was given chemo into his bladder just in case any loose cancer cells were left over. he has a t1 tumor with grade 2-3. the md stated that the protocol with t1 tumors is to automatically go in again to make sure nothing was missed and there is no residual tumor. he will have the second procedure next week, after that he will start immunotherapy. the tumor has not spread elsewhere which is good. my dad is back to normal with his activities, he sometimes still has some urgency when using the bathroom and still has to get up at night to use the bathroom but is down to about 2 times a night. this last month has been such a difficult time but the md has given him a good prognosis, he has told him he will live a full lifespan and that this can be taken care of. i have done alot of research, bladder cancer caught at a early stage like my dad's is very treatable. my dad's tumor is in the superficial category and is not invasive. i hope this helps, i know that it has helped me to hear about others that have gone through this. please take care and let me know how you are doing.
claudia
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