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Seek advices
Hello, I am looking for advices about my father’s treatments.
My father (70 year) was diagnosed with diffusive CIS last month. He is having BCG treatments now. His doctor says there is about 70% response rate for CIS. My concern is whether he should consider RC since CIS is potentially very risky. He has about 3 to 4 leisions that showed CIS. The pathology showed microinvation into lamina propria(0.5mm).
He also has BPH which was thought of the reason for his irrritative bladder symptoms. My father is otherwise in good health. I really hope he will get over this hurdle and continue to live healthy.
Your advices are greatly appreciated!
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I must be the wierd one…i had 2 TURB’s and got up and walked away after the procedure with no discomfort at all. The first surgeon wanted me to keep the catheter in which i hated…..the second at Memorial Sloan they took the cath out immediately and i was out of there in about an hour with no discomfort…went shopping later in the day!! Which begs the question….huh? Pat
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Hi there :)
My 1st TUr was easy. I had been in so much pain for 2 monthes before that I felt fantastic the day after. My 2nd TUR was a different story, but my cancer was going from T2 to T3 and I had the urachal going on too. I was dx’d T2 at the 1st TUR – it was deep and I had some spasming the day of tho.
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Joe,
I took a week off with my first TUR and it was absolutely unneccesary. I was ready to go back to work pretty quick.
When I had my second TUR for residual tumor, I scheduled it on a Friday and was back to work on Monday.
Best regards,
Rosemary
Rosemary
Age – 55
T1 G3 – Tumor free 2 yrs 3 months
Dx January 2006
Hello Joe, I’ve had 5 turbs since July 2006. I was a little achy the first day, but I could go back to normal activity by the next day with all 5 turbs. I am 37, this might make a difference.
Take Care, Kim
Joe, I honestly don’t know what the norm is. And I’m not sure if I responded to the anesthesia like other patients do.
Fortunately I had my turb on a Thursday so I had time to recover and get back to work on Monday. Maybe that schedule will work for you, too.
How am I doing today? I’m doing fantastic. My RC was June 23, 2006 and I honestly feel better now than I did before the surgery. I had a couple of glitches along the way, but on the whole I’m happy and healthy and have no complaints.
“Standing on my Head”––my chemo journal
T3a Grade 4 N+M0
RC at USC/Norris June 23, 2006 by Dr. John Stein
Zachary, is that the norm. The doctor told me the surgery would take about 30 minutes so I just thought I would be back to work in two days. I have a desk job and can work from home if needed.
How are you doing today?
Joe
Joe, I was back at work in four days.
For some reason, the turb was pretty hard for me to recover from; I was in bed for three days afterwards. My turb was performed by a local urologist at an outpatient facility, not at USC/Norris (where I had my RC).
“Standing on my Head”––my chemo journal
T3a Grade 4 N+M0
RC at USC/Norris June 23, 2006 by Dr. John Stein
Joe,
They did not officially grade my father’s CIS. But I was told it is high grade.
He had TUR, and recovered well within few days.
Good luck to you too.
Can someone tell me how long the recouperation period is for the TUR? Can you go back to work in two days?
Thanks Joe
Hello, I was also DX last week and I am waiting for my TUR on Monday. This is a great site which will provide you with a lot of infomation, support and help. What were your fathers tumors graded or do they not grade CIS?
Joe
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