When do you give up on treatment?Over the last 3+ years I've had 3 TURBT's, chemo, and 3 rounds of BCG, along with cystoscopies every 3 - 4 months. While some of the cystoscopies showed no...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTreatment
The glutamine super antagonist DRP 104This drug has been shown to restrict glutamine access to cancer which use glutamine as an energy source. Studies done by John Hopkins has shown that it has a very...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesTreatment
Never Give UpDon't ever give up. I had my bladder and everything else downstairs removed six years ago I will never be the same person but the surgery saved me, made me...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCoping
New to cancer and optionsIt began in late September with what I thought was a UTI. I went to my primary care physician, who ordered an ultrasound and bloodwork. A CT scan came next...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCopingDiagnosis
It's BackI had an investigation for an enlarged prostate about three years ago, and bladder cancer was also discovered (ACCA KING GEORGE 3rd?). I underwent a course of BCG, and the...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCoping
Update 👋 Everyone, well, I am now cancer free. It's just the road to full fitness. It's been a slog, Doctors, Nurses, and all the teams of people that supported me...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
Intense pain post treatmentI'm 78 years old. I was diagnosed with non-invasive bladder cancer stage 2 in November of 2020. I had my tumor removed by January of 2021. So far, I’ve had...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCystosopy & ScreeningSide Effects
Gemcitabine Induction Therapy: Couldn't hold for 2 hrs.I was diagnosed with low-grade, non-invasive bladder cancer on 8 July 2022 at the age of 72 years. My first TURBT was done on 14 July 2022, followed by six...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCopingTreatment
Just a quick (re) startI was diagnosed with two papillary T1 tumors in 2001. They were resected, and I received BCG full course. I was scoped for 12 years. Nothing. 2023 CT scan showed...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCoping
Has anyone experience a tumor in the uretal stump?My right kidney was removed and the ureter from that kidney was cut off and tied with that stump remaining attached to my bladder. I was diagnosed now with a...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment