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STARTING THE PATH TO RC

7 years 1 month ago #52970 by dtat60
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How often are you having the chemo? Are you having MVAC? I wish you all the best.

We'll ride the waves with you 'til the storm calms!

Peace and Love,
Dave
08/16 Blood in Urine;09/16 CT Scan, RPG, Cysto;10/16 TURBT;12/08 BL TURBT;01/17 6X BCG;05/17 NED, 3X BCG, 9/17 NED, 3X BCG,1/18 NED, 3X BCG,7/18 NED, 3X BCG
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7 years 1 month ago #52968 by Jack R
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Lotech,

Not what you wanted, not what any of us want to hear. We all hope that the high rate of positive results, when bladder cancer is caught early, will apply to us, and figure that the back-up option of a RC is not in our future. The good news is that RC IS the second chance option.

I wish you all the best as you move toward that 'new normal'. Please keep us posted on your success in heading down the RC road. Any number of us currently on the forum will likely be following you down that path.

Best to you and yours,
Jack
6/2015 HG Papillary & CIS
3 Years and 30 BCG/BCG+Inf
Tis CIS comes back.
BC clear as of 5/17 !
RCC found in my one & only kidney 10/17
Begin Chemo; Cisplatin and Gemzar
8/18 begin Chemo# 3
Begin year 4 with cis
2/19 Chemo #4
9/19 NED again :)
1/2020 CIS is back
Tried Keytruda, stopped by side effects
Workin on a new plan for 2021
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7 years 1 month ago #52966 by sara.anne
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Keeping REALLY good thoughts for you!!

Sara Anne
Diagnosis 2-08 Small papillary TCC; CIS
BCG; BCG maintenance
Vice-President, American Bladder Cancer Society
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7 years 1 month ago #52965 by lotech35
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I visited the Oncologist today , I will be getting 4 months Neoadjuveant chemo then a radical cysectomy, Its been a short year and 3 months but, now that the cancer has invaded the muscle wall of my bladder I believe this is the right way to go, My Chemo begins 22 Mar 2017 ,
Diagnosed Sept 2015 noninvasive
1st turbt Oct 3 2015, 2nd turbt Nov 13 bladder,
Completed 6 BCG initial treatments 01/11/16 02/09/16 No Cancer!
08/09/16 Cyto shows red spots on bladder, TURBT prostate scheduled
09/12/16 Cancer is back Ta prostate ,T1 high grade bladder papillary uthelial.
Cancer has invaded muscle getting RC.

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