Tip to caregivers after TURB/bladder biopsies

7 years 2 months ago #52598 by GKLINE
Doug must thank his lucky stars every day!
He has you!
Wow ! What a team! And I want you on my team in the future if I have a need.

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]

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7 years 2 months ago #52595 by pootiesnana
Replied by pootiesnana on topic Tip to caregivers after TURB/bladder biopsies
Good to hear your story. I'll be sure to be on the alert for symptons as my husband starts into all the different treatments. Glad he did better this time.

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8 years 4 months ago #49926 by DougG
After Doug's latest surgery, I told the nurse that we wouldn't be leaving the hospital until he had urinated twice (to make sure he didn't have the clot deal again). I think she thought I was crazy!!! But, who cares? She said "That could take hours." I told her that Doug goes so often, it would not be long....and it wasn't. :) No clots this time, but no catheter either.

Anita
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9 years 3 months ago #47687 by missjoan
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My husband had the procedure day before Thanksgiving and no one prewarned us either...he spent a brief time in ER due to extreme pain...which subsided in the Ambulance Thanksgiving evening...had problems all day Friday and ended up in serious condition in ER for hours as they were busy...he has a heart condition as well and I had to yell for help when he developed chest pains...they rushed in and immediately did syringe flushing and got a lot of clots out...10 hrs later we were home....he has been pretty good ever since...DON'T neglect abdominal pains after TURB...

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9 years 3 months ago #47649 by CatherineH
Replied by CatherineH on topic Tip to caregivers after TURB/bladder biopsies
Great info to share, Anita.

Good call on the ER, Jen. And Doug knows better than to argue with the two of you!

Best wishes... Catherine

TURBT 1/21/10 at age 55
Dx: T2aN0M0 Primary Bladder Adenocarcinoma
Partial Cystectomy 2/25/10
Vanderbilt Medical Center
Nashville, TN

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9 years 3 months ago #47646 by Cynthia
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Glad things are going better. Ouch and good advise.

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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