I am a 41 year old male and I was recently diagnosed with stage II invasive bladder cancer. I am starting round 4 of chemo this week. After round 4 I have to have a radical cystectomy, and I am terrified. I went for a 2nd opinion to the University of Kansas medical center and received the same diagnosis.
Now it is time to choose which urinary diversion surgery I want to have. Every doctor I spoke to recommends the IC, but I am not sure how I feel about having an Ostomy bag for the rest of my life. I was told that there is a lot of maintenance and complications with the Neo bladder, so I am leaning toward choosing the IC. Is it painful or uncomfortable when using a cathetar to void the Neo bladder?
