(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. (...)