I do understand your concerns Donna Sue. When I was diagnosed I was sure that I was going to die. Then I really researched bladder cancer, had long talks with my doctors and realized that there was a lot of hope for the future Right now all you can do is wait for the pathology report. After your first urological exam the urologist may be able to give you an idea of what you might be facing but it won’t be sure until that path report is back .
If your diagnosis is bladder cancer and if you are like most of us you will lose a day or so of work when you have the TURB and a day or so here and there maybe even once a week occasionally depending on your treatment options.
You need to remember when reading about people whose bladder cancer was discovered because of blood in the urine is that these are people who ended up with bladder cancer I don’t know of any websites for people who just had urinary blood and then were diagnosed with a UTI or something else that was not cancer You are reading about a self selected group of people
I realize that nothing I say can completely alleviate your worries but in reality you don’t have any idea what the diagnosis may be We will keep our fingers crossed for you
Sara Anne
Diagnosis 2-08 Small papillary TCC; CIS
BCG; BCG maintenance
Vice-President, American Bladder Cancer Society
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