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  • NO TURBT after cystoscopy?

    Posted by lena on September 1, 2010 at 3:59 pm

    Is this a normal procedure to have a TURBT if they notice anything by cystoscopy ????
    My mother did the cystoscopy and dr did a biopsy at the same time.Is this a good sign that there is nothing serious?
    Is this possible that even if they dont see any tumor or serioussomething the cancer will be present there ??

    thanks

    Cynthia replied 14 years, 5 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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    cynthia

    Administrator
    September 1, 2010 at 4:33 pm

    lena,

    At this point until you get test results back from all the test your Mothers doctor is running there is no way to tell what you are dealing with hopefully it will be something simple and easy to deal with.

    What I am more worried about is your level of anxiety over this situation. This forum is here to support people dealing with bladder cancer and I am not sure it is what you need right now, not that you are not welcome. Until we know what your mother is dealing with I am more worried about you. I think you might wish to check out some of these sites they are much like this one but deal with people dealing with stress and anxiety. They would be more able to help to make this easier on you. Also I believe that another poster had suggested you might wish to check in with your own doctor and let them know that you are having problems as being so stressed is not good for anyone.

    Please do not feel that we do not wish to help you we are all about support. But your stress level is so high that I wish to make sure you are getting the sort of support that you need.

    Be well and please keep us updated.

    http://www.anxietytribe.com/

    http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Anxiety/support-group

    A list of online support for anxiety

    http://psychcentral.com/resources/Anxiety_and_Panic/Support_Groups/

    http://www.copetoday.com/stress-anxiety?gclid=CPuB1qDQ5qMCFUWC5QodThfckw


    Cynthia Kinsella
    T2 g3 CIS 8/04
    Clinical Trial
    Chemotherapy & Radiation 10/04-12/04
    Chemotherapy 3/05-5/05
    BCG 9/05-1-06
    RC w/umbilical Indiana pouch 5/06
    Left Nephrectomy 1/09
    President American Bladder Cancer Society
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    mmc

    Member
    September 1, 2010 at 4:13 pm

    Lena,

    It is normal to do a TURBT if they find a tumor during cystoscopy. Your mom’s urologist did not find a tumor.

    If he took random biopsy samples during the cystoscopy, then he was being especially diligent AND your mom is especially tough because when they tried to grab a sample from me during cystoscopy I went through the roof.

    Mike

    PS: Yes, it is a good sign. Everything so far that the doctor has done has been a good sign. The part where he said at this point he doesn’t think it is anything serious but just wants to run some more tests to be sure is a very good sign so far. :) All you can do now is wait for the results of the various test that have been done.


    Age 54
    10/31/06 dx CIS (TisG3) non-invasive (at 47)
    9/19/08 TURB/TUIP dx Invasive T2G3
    10/8/08 RC neobladder(at 49)
    2/15/13 T4G3N3M1 distant metastases(at 53)
    9/2013 finished chemo -cancer free again
    1/2014 ct scan results….distant mets
    2/2014 ct result…spread to liver, kidneys, and lymph system

    My opinions are my own and do not reflect the opinion of ABLCS or anyone else. I am not a doctor nor do I play one on TV.

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