Hi All,I had a TURBT on Feb 7 2023. The pathology results were: - High-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma, with invasion into the lamina propia only- Muscularis propia is present and negative for tumor involovement.The TURBT was stressful for me in that the fulguration did not fully cauterize the surgical sites within my bladder. There was some significant blood post surgery in recovery. Unfortunately they had given me orange juice and a cookie, so I had to wait four hours before the doctor could go back in and redo the areas that were bleeding. I had to stay overnight in the hospital for observation. The next day I wnt home, catheter in tow. Three days later I removed the catheter.The following week I saw my urologist and he told me that he had a very good track record of removing all of the cancer in the first TURBT. He also said that the American Urological Association guidelines recommend a repeat TURBT as a standard in cases of T1 disease when muscularis propria is not present. He said I could roll the dice and go with his track record or the AUA recommendation. I opted for the second TURBT. I am scheduled for Mar 7. This time I will refuse any OJ or cookie.Matt
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