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Preparing for post-op, best tips

What are the top things we should buy or do to prepare for post-op recovery at home? Tips for clothes, drains, showering, products that are helpful....

Nephrostomy help

Hi 8 months post op from RC today. My good kidney isn’t working to its true potential. I will be talking to my surgeon this week. Interested in recovery time...

High Grade w BCG

I, myself had not had any symptoms. I did have a crazy er visit which turned into acute pancreatitis and a BS of 1000. This was Nov 9, 2022… I...

Leakage after RC surgery

I had my surgery on 12/12/22. Surgery and recovery was very easy for me. I have two questions and one pertains to mostly males. 1. Since my surgery recovery at...

Should I have a cystectomy?

Diagnosed 6/30/2016 with bladder cancer. After initial chemotherapy, right kidney and ureter removed. Multiple BCG cycles, cystoscopies, TURBTs, clinical trial and still have high grade CIS. Further treatment or RC?...

Finding out the results of cystoscopy and biopsies

Anyone else have doctor's office call you to make an appointment 3 days later for doctor to call you to tell you whether or not cancer is found after cystoscopy?...

ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL CYSTECTOMY

I am scheduled to get my ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL CYSTECTOMY in two more days. (2/15/23) I am absolutely terrified!!! I have been through so much already. I have had...

Recurrence and Bladder Surgery Removal

What events in your bladder cancer recurrence caused you to have a bladder removal?...

Has anyone had their kidney removed due to bladder cancer?

I have had bladder cancer for two years. 12 chemotherapy, 30 radiation treatments, 7 immunotherapy treatments and 9 BCG treatments. I was supposed to have my bladder the 26th of...

surgery

I'm 81 years old in reasonable shape. I'm having open radical cystectomy on Friday morning. My Uro surgeon instructed me to avoid all foods and drinks starting mid night before...

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