I can't help but be amused. I well remember my uro finding the origianl cancer at the in office cystoscopy and muttering "It's not more than a grade 1 or 2." I had no idea he was talking about cancer. Fortunately, he was diligent, even though we've had a parting of the ways over his management (or the lack thereof) of my stricture. Although, when I had the slides reviewed at Harvard, even though they concurred about the grade 3, they had concerns that there was too much fulguration to reliably say the lamina propria was not invaded. If I knew then what I've learned from this forum 6½ years later, I would have insisted on more thorough evaluation. Well any way, I got lucky I guess.
-Warren
TaG3 + CIS 12/2000. TURB + Mitomycin C (No BCG)
Urethral stricture, urethroplasty 10/2009
CIS 11/2010 treated with BCG. CIS 5/2012 treated with BCG/interferon
T1G3 1/2013. Radical Cystectomy 3/5/2013, No invasive cancer. CIS in right ureter.
Incontinent. AUS implant 2/2014. AUS explant 5/2014
Pediatrician