I am at a total loss

Dana,
here is a top Uro in Athens
www.croesoffice.org/ONGOINGPROJECTS/GreenlightLaserstudy/SteeringCommitteeLaser/GerasimosAlivizatos/tabid/106/Default.aspx
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Dr. Alivizatos is an Associate Professor in the Second Department of Urology, Sismanoglio Hospital, at the Medical School of Kapodistriakon University in Athens, Greece

Dana,

Did he get the pathology report back yet? What does it say?

Mike

Dana,

This might be worth checking out:

EUROMEDICA BLUE CROSS
Vizyi - Vyzantos 1
Thessaloniki, GR 54636

Tel: 2310-966000, 2310-966100
Fax: 2310-966200
www.kianous-stavros.gr/el/epikoinwnia/

While my browser can translate their web pages, I can't translate the pdf file they have on the urology department but it seems they have specific expertise in treating bladder cancer.

Here is a link to their urology information.
www.kianous-stavros.gr/pdf/ourologiko-tmhma.pdf .

I'd suggest also asking his current urologist, where is the best place for bladder cancer treatment in Greece or the neighboring countries. Call the hospital, get the urology department and see if you can get biographies of the bladder cancer specialists. You can usually tell based on the number of papers they've written on bladder cancer specifically, the number of surgeries they do for bladder cancer, etc.

It appears from other searching that I've done that Greece is a country with a pretty high incidence of bladder cancer (most attribute that to the high incidence of smoking in Greece) so it seems you should have some pretty good docs there with a specialization.

Hope this helps some.

Mike

Dana,

I'm not aware of the top docs in Greece or neighboring countries. I'm hoping one of the other Europeans who read the site will chime in with suggestions. Otherwise, it's just research. You want a doc that specializes in bladder cancer.

Hi Dana:

Hang in there, you are no alone and as you can see there are people who have experience and knowledge that will be of help. I am 72 years old and I am bladder, prostate, cancer survivor and have been helped by many people on this blog. I think spouses, (wives or husbands) of cancer patients really have the most difficult of jobs but without my wife I would have been lost and her support, help and love made all the difference --- so I am glad you have come to the blog and I hope process will go well for you and your husband. Herb†