My PSA had increased

Jerry,

Not sure where you heard that 'no blood in the urine' is a bad thing. That's not true. I forgot to mention that earlier.

Blood in the urine can be caused by lots of things (one of which is of bladder cancer). If there is bladder cancer w/o blood in the urine it isn't any better or worse than if there is.


Mike

Soooooo glad to hear that Jerry!!!!!

Keep us in the loop on this and jump in with questions any time.

Mike

Thanks for the info. I had looked on google for the "best" and his name did come up. I'll give him a call tomorrow.

Jerry,

No spelling tests here!
If you can get to that doctor that Pat mentioned that is WAY better.

He is a specialist in bladder cancer. While your urologist has lots of overall experience in all things urological and does deal with bladder cancer, you are better served by the doctors that specialize. Please trust us on this one.

Getting the whole tumor out the first time right is just one piece. The pathologists there will also be more experienced in staging and grading.

This is NOT going to hurt your doctor's feelings and it increases your probability of success in dealing with this (if it is cancer). Even if it isn't, the doctor at Penn will have more experience on a more regular basis doing the TURBT.

Mike

I know this information will help me and maybe I can spell correctly from now on. Sorry guys.

Thanks Mike I will look at it tonight. It's all a bit overwhelming and I am trying to saty calm.
Thansk for the Patricai for the info.