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    My journey – Update

    Posted by Canadian1 on February 21, 2020 at 2:14 pm

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    Hello everyone!
    Here is a quick summary of my personal journey

    May 30 2019: First cysto following recent radical hysterectomy (January 2019) and ongoing bleeding . Camera showed a 3 cm
    tumor that was already seen as malignant

    June 25 2019: TURB done

    Mid July 2019: Pathology report: aggressive, non invasive

    Late Aug-Early Oct: 6 BCG sessions

    Nov 7 2019: follow up cysto – CLEAR (3 areas were red and tissues taken for biopsy – negative, inflammation from
    BCG)

    Dec 13-27 2019: 3 BCG sessions

    Feb 20 2020: follow up cysto – CLEAR ( new red areas – tissues taken for biopsy (looks like inflammation but we
    are not taken any chances)

    Mid May 2020: still on 3 mo follow up cysto – to be followed by BCG (3 to 6 not determined yet)

    I am blessed to have such a great medical team . As a patient diagnosed with cancer it is however up to me to keep up with my follow ups, take care of my body and keep a positive outlook. Yes, I do go through’down’ days and it is OK . That is when I realize that I was lucky to be diagnosed early and now I can fight this thing.

    sara.anne replied 4 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • sara.anne

    Member
    February 21, 2020 at 2:37 pm

    Welcome!! It sounds as if you are doing everything right. And yes, an early diagnosis and a great medical team are a blessing.

    Sara Anne

    Diagnosis 2-08 Small papillary TCC; CIS
    BCG; BCG maintenance
    Vice-President, American Bladder Cancer Society
    Forum Moderator

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