Sara.anne,
If if is just one year, is that considered a bad sign??
She did say that the cauterization would be painful without and anesthesia, but that she does these 'small ones' all the time in the office.
I was offered a twilight anesthesia of propofol instead of the full on hospital visit I experienced last time. The procedure would also be TURBT, but she said it would be much faster than the first one.
These were her notes:
PLAN:
Schedule
Procedure: Unspecified Date - Cystoscopy TURBT <2 cm - 52234
Notes: outpatient, MAC, diagnosis: bladder cancer
Notes:
1. set up for cystoscopy and bladder biopsy in a botox slot; she may elect to do this
2. otherwise will plan on biopsy in the OR In 2 weeks under sedation; I told her I can't ensure a full resection or good pathology sample in the clinic
DX 10-19 First TURB Low grade, non invasive papillary urothelial carcinoma pTa. Recurrence 11-19 Second TURB DX Papillary Urothelial Neoplasm of Low Malignant Potential (PUNLMP)
Second recurrence discovered June 8, 2020 six months later.