polyp removal in dr office?

I agree, Had an in office biopsy done, and would definitely not do that again.
Diane

I can only second everything that Catherine has said! I had a very small biopsy done in the office once...there was a small bit of irritation that the uro was pretty sure was from BCG, but he wanted to be sure. That was OK, but I certainly would not want any more. And, you DO want to be sure he is thorough and takes enough sample to be SURE about the degree of involvement.

Did you "inherit" this new doctor when your old one left? This is a good time to be sure you have the right one. You want a urologist who specializes in bladder cancer. As you probably know, many see mostly prostate issues and are not really bladder cancer experts.

Good luck to you.

Sara Anne

Good morning and welcome to the forum, sheri. I can't make your decision for you, but I will weigh in with my thinking on this.

I would not consider having that much work done in the doctor's office. Aside from the pain involved, when you are under anesthesia the doctor can do a more thorough sampling if needed, or perhaps go a bit deeper into the tissue to ensure better staging, especially since this is a recurrence. And there is no way he can be certain they are "superficial, non-invasive" until the pathology has been done on the tumors. Calling them polyps seems to make them sound less threatening, but it is still bladder cancer and needs to be taken very seriously by him.

Also, with the retirement of your former urologist, it might also be a good time to check around and make sure this is the doc for you. Even offering something that extensive in an office setting would put me off.

Again welcome... please feel free to ask anything here.

Catherine