Hello,
I am brand new to the forum & to all things bladder cancer. My dad was officially diagnosed today with high-grade papillary invasive urothelial carcinoma. My head is spinning from all of this. He had a turbt last week to remove a 2mm tumor. Results came back today that the tumor had invaded the bladder wall & part of the muscle. The urologist said that this type of cancer will sometimes spread to the lungs or other parts of the body. He is having a CT scan tonight & the doctor will have the results tomorrow. Everything is happening so fast, I can't even process this. My dad has smoked most of his life, he's 62 but quit cold turkey 2 months ago when he found out he had a bladder tumor. I'm terrified it has spread. The doctor went over some options with him. If it hasn't spread, a RC or chemo & radiation. If it has spread, he said treatment is basically for quality of life. I found this particularly hard to hear. And more difficult to accept.
I have so many questions, I don't even know where to start. I would appreciate hearing from anyone in a similar situation or has gone through this in the past. Encouragement...advice...anything will help. My dad is like my best friend, & I'd trade places with him in a heartbeat if it meant he didn't have to go through this.
Thank you for reading.
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