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Post radical cystectomy vaginal bleeding
I had a radical cystectomy for Stage pT3a bladder cancer in May 2005. Everything went well, and I followed up with cisplatin and gemzar chemotherapy for 4 months. However, since the surgery I have had a small amount of vaginal bleeding each day, possibly after a bowel movement. In January this year I returned to my urologist who was concerned about the bleeding. He ordered a CT scan of the pelvis and abdomen and did a biopsy of the surgery site. The CT scan and biopsy were both negative, with only scar tissue present at the biopsy site. He said he cauterized the surgery site, but I still have bleeding.
My question is, has anyone else heard of this phenomenon? I had a followup urology appointment in June, but today decided to make an appointment for this week, as I am so worried.
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Hi,
I can’t blame you for being worried, any unexplained bleeding is a scary thing post-op. Sounds like your doctor is doing his best, but I’m glad you pushed the follow up date forward, for your sake. I wish I had a clue of what to tell you but I don’t remember hearing about this particular situation before (and I”m not a medical professional).
Please post again when you have more information.
Take care,
wendy
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