Hello everyone,
I've been checking out the forums and posts for near a week now as I had a cystoscopy last Friday where a 1cm papillary tumour has been found on the right wall of my bladder.
I've been struggling to come to terms with this due to being a 26 year old non smoker that doesn't work with chemicals etc. I've got a whole life to look forward to most specifically in terms of raising a family and seeing them grow, suddenly I feel like there's some uncertainty thrown on that.
I'm waiting for a TURBT date with a CT scan coming up next Tuesday. My nurse believes due to the size, the fact it is a single tumour and my age that it will be of minimal bother going forward but until the pathology is completed I can't accept what she says on that side. She believes based on the look and size that it is most likely a Ta but again, we will see.
I understand this is going to be something I'll have to work with for the rest of my life but at 26, I don't know how to deal with this being thrown at me.
Luckily I have a large support network and an absolutely amazing fiancee that will be with me through thick and thin.
I should also say, hi from cloudy England.