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Posted by dieseldoc on December 16, 2014 at 10:51 pmJust got home from surgery. There was just 1 tumor, I’m cancer free for now.
T1,NO,MO battling bladder cancer since 2005DougG replied 9 years, 10 months ago 8 Members · 13 Replies13 Replies-
Gary,
Glad you are recovering and still have your SNAPpy attitude!! Merry Christmas.
Anita and Doug
Anita
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CaregiverThank you Catherine. Spring is good!!
I found a facebook page that is called (bladder cancer survivors)that Sylvia Ramsey started. It is a good page!
T1,NO,MO battling bladder cancer since 2005Hey Doc… So happy to read your post that you are once again cancer-free! Hope you have a nice, stress-free holiday season this year.
I’m already looking forward to April and springtime! Take care…
Best wishes… CatherineTURBT 1/21/10 at age 55
Dx: T2aN0M0 Primary Bladder Adenocarcinoma
Partial Cystectomy 2/25/10
Vanderbilt Medical Center
Nashville, TNNicke
With every surgery I have my bladder feels different. After every surgery their are scars, and they don’t stretch like the bladder does. So you might feel a little burning or stretching as if you have not healed yet. It has probably healed by now.
T1,NO,MO battling bladder cancer since 2005G
You can say it any way you want, it all means the same thing. CANCER FREE!!!!
T1,NO,MO battling bladder cancer since 2005Doc
No matter how many times you say it…… cancer free it is.
Ha Ha ha
Or should I say. “Ho Ho Ho!”
Light a man a fire and he is warm for an evening.
Light a man ON fire and he’s warm forever.08/08/08…RC neo bladder
09/09/09…New Hip
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New Man! [/size]Sara Anne, Yes, I know Mitomycin is used in two ways. I have never got it as one dose right after turb, but as weekly doses just like bcg. My misstake doc, I though you had got Mitomycin as weekly doses.
Reason for asking is that I dont feel as everything has healed yet. It is over a year since my last turb and almost 6 month since my last treatment.
Niklas12-12 Diagnosis
13-1 Turb TAG1
13-5 Turb Ta low grade, multiple
13-10 Turb TaG2, multiple
13-11 Mitomycin 8 weeks + 6 month
15-01 TurbNicke, Mitomycin is used in two ways. The way that Doc got it, as well as many patients, is as one wash immediately after a TURB. However, it is ALSO used as a substitute for BCG in the 6 week protocol. I have no experience with it, so can’t tell you about any side effects.
SA
Diagnosis 2-08 Small papillary TCC; CIS
BCG; BCG maintenance
Vice-President, American Bladder Cancer Society
Forum ModeratorNicke.
As far as I know Mitomycin is a 1 time treatment. BCG is a weekly treatment. When I had BCG I didn’t have any side effects. I have had Mitomycin and had no side effects with that ether. The side effects that I have is from the scope, I have really bad spasms in my bladder for a few days
T1,NO,MO battling bladder cancer since 2005Way to go Doc, enjoy the holidays hope that will include some eggnog !
Anne
Doc!
Thinking of you!
DX 5/6/2008 TAG3 papillary tumor .5 CM in size. 2 TURBS followed by 6 instillations of BCG weekly with a second round of 6 after a 6 week wait.Gary, Good to see you back on track. I have a question for you. If I am not mistaken, you have got Mitomycin once a week for six week. How much side effects did you have, and for how long?
Sara Anne -That is another way of seeing things! I am now (almost) looking forward to the next recurrence, as it means I would be cancer free once more!
Niklas12-12 Diagnosis
13-1 Turb TAG1
13-5 Turb Ta low grade, multiple
13-10 Turb TaG2, multiple
13-11 Mitomycin 8 weeks + 6 month
15-01 TurbCongratulations, Gary! You are the most cancer-free guy I know….you do it so often!!!
Sara Anne
Diagnosis 2-08 Small papillary TCC; CIS
BCG; BCG maintenance
Vice-President, American Bladder Cancer Society
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