3 years later... it seems to be back, but?

13 years 1 month ago #36339 by Patricia
Replied by Patricia on topic 3 years later... it seems to be back, but?
I think your instincts are correct...did they also check urine for
pH
Leukocytes
protein

in the case of tumors size really doesn't matter. Is this the same uro who did the original TURB 3 yrs ago?
I would ask why he is fulgerating instead of a TURB? And in an office situation i would think it would be pretty uncomfortable.

Just my opinion...Pat

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13 years 1 month ago - 13 years 1 month ago #36337 by Alan
Sorry you have to go through this agian. More will chime in but, as it appears I am the first to view, here is what I see happening.

As the "watchful and waiting" part seems to be part of our treatments (I am clean for 3 years but still get checked)be thankful at least this tumour appears to be caught early. As your doctor will take it out I am sure he will do a pathology test to identify the type and grade. One key is to be sure he got enough "margins" to be sure it hasn't entered the muscle. All of this is "normal" protocol to answer your question directly. After that assuming it hasn't penetrated the muscle, I would guess he will recommend BCG-again depending upon the grade and stage. At this point in time in the process the best thing is to slow down and wait to see what they find.

DX 5/6/2008 TAG3 papillary tumor .5 CM in size. 2 TURBS followed by 6 instillations of BCG weekly with a second round of 6 after a 6 week wait.

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13 years 1 month ago - 13 years 1 month ago #36334 by gabriel21
(I'm writing from the Canary Islands, Spain.)

My father's outlook on life has changed during the last three years. He laughs more, worries less, and eats so much healthier than before - I would have never even imagined him with a raw carrot between his teeth or reading up on nutrition and meditation. My mum, my brother and I have also changed our own lifestyles and learned so much, specially about nutrition and supplementation.

Yet, my Dad's last checkup a couple days ago wasn’t good news. His cystoscopy shows a tumour. The doctor says it's small enough he can deal with it without surgery. My father can come in to his office next week and just have it "burned with laser". Could this be "fulguration"?

His red blood cells showed high in urine: 25/uL when the normal range is (0-10) and 31 units cel/uL when the normal range is (0-18).

We trust our doctor, but don't know if this is the conventional/most suitable procedure. Shouldn't he be getting a biopsy before?

Thanks in advance for your advice!

My father is a male, 65, nonsmoker. Hematuria 01/08 TURB: T1 G3 widespread bladder+prostatic urethra; 3-month BCG.
Clean until 02/11: small TURB with no biopsy; 06/11 tumour detected TURB 08/11: awaiting biopsy, prostatic adenoma removed. Biopsies show both were benign. (...)

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