Odds of low grade Ta bladder cancer spreading

Thank you, thank you Sara Anne. You have no idea how much comfort your words give me! Yes, we will for sure continue with our bladder check ups.

Thanks Alan! Yes they told us straight up they were following protocol. They also said these newer CT scans pick up things old ones would have missed. None of this would show on chest xray. If not fir catching the lower lung lobe last April, none of this would be happening. That being said, i understand why they have to follow it now...cover own butts. Lol

Glad your wife had just a cyst. I've had 3 benign breast issues over the years. Scary stuff. But, happy news when it is all benign

You guys here are great for cal ing ones nerves. Pull me i n off the ledge. Ha

Yes, they said they got good margins. At his first post op check 3 months out, they went back in under anesthesia /outpatient to double check how things looked,in the bladder ran dye up into kidneys etc and all was clear. Other cystos were done in office. Our uro / onc is highly respected , teaches at the hospital, has 40 years experience. We asked about a pulmonologist and were told by doc and radiologist there is nothing to do but follow as these are so tiny. As you can tell my anxiety is through the roof. They also noted a burned out granuloma in same lung, which they tell us is consistent with histoplasmosis and a GOOD thing. Lol

Thanks for your reply. I also think ta low grade would not be likely to spread. And the fact that the 2 mm nodule is stable after 10 months is good too. 2 mm so tiny, and nothing can be biopsied unless it is 8mm or larger. This is wny they say a pulmonologist can be no further help at this point.

Assuming they got good margins when they did the surgery, and it has not returned in the bladder. The odds of the bladder cancer spreading is extremely low. The lung nodules are something you should see a pulmonologist about. Second opinions are some think we preach about on here a lot.

As we all say here is, sorry your here but glad you came!