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Tips to manage the bladder scope

I was diagnosed with high grade noninvasive bladder cancer a year ago. Had my second TURBT last week and the tumors were low grade!

The difficulty I have is handling the pain and discomfort of the scope I have every 3 months. Any tips?

  1. Hi I am glad you reached out. Unfortunately we hear this a lot from our members. The pain and discomfort can be very difficult to deal with. I am sending you over this article with a tip from one of our advocates: https://bladdercancer.net/living/interview-managing-scope-pain. I am also sending over this article that provides a few other tips: https://bladdercancer.net/practical-cystoscopy-tips. I hope these are helpful for you. Jill, bladdercancer.net team

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