About symptoms...

Wayne.....don't know where you are being treated but one of the top bladder cancer specialists is in Chapel Hill, NC...Dr. Pruthi.
www.med.unc.edu/urology/faculty/pruthi
Sara anne is correct..there is no way to determine stage and grade until a TURB is done. Its good they did the CT scan but to wait until August for the surgery??? I question that especially since your symptoms have gone on for so long. If you're not at a major university or cancer center..get to one.
Pat

Hi to all
I am newly diagnosed.
From what i have read about BC so far it seems to be a very curable cancer. That's good but I have a few questions about symptoms.
I have a rather large tumor myself but the CT scsn showed it has not spread to the nodes and seems to be non-invasive. But i have pain in the groin and rectal area even when i am not urinating, and mild back pain on the right. And my legs swell occasionally especially around the ankles. I read these could be signs of an advanced stage of the cancer. I remember starting to have urinary problems maybe 2 years ago. I did nothing then (thought it was stones maybe). The blood appeared maybe a year ago. I have surgery to remove the tumor in August. He is going to do a biopsy and place chemo in the bladder.

The questions I have are:

Has anyone else had these symptoms?

Did I wait too late to see a urologist?

Is there a good chance his initial assesment of the BC stage could be wrong and it could be worse?

I know i have to wait but was wondering if anyone can give me your expirences. Thanks for listening.....