FeaturedBladder Cancer + Smoking? Calling all fellow community members! Do you believe smoking played a role in your bladder cancer diagnosis...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesTips & AdviceDiagnosisHarmful Chemicals
FeaturedKeeping Your Cancer a SecretHad a very good friend call me last night. First time in a while. First thought unfortunately was whom from our circle of friends has died now? Fun getting old...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 replies
Active todayAre you awake during a cystoscopy?When undergoing a cystoscopy, do you receive any anesthesia? Does the anesthesia numb the area or are you put to sleep...Reactions 0 reactions Comments13 replies
Active todayStage 3 Bladder Cancer I am a 65 year old male and I have been diagnosed with Stage 3 bladder cancer. They told me it may have spread to lymph nodes but they wouldn’t...Reactions 0 reactions Comments10 repliesNewly DiagnosedTips & AdviceSide Effects
Active yesterdayWhy are doctors so quick to recommend extreme solutions?I was diagnosed in Aug 2021 with HG non-invasive BC. My oncologist informed me this week that I should repeat another 6 week round of BCG since the first treatment...Reactions 0 reactions Comments13 repliesSurgery
Active 3 days agoA New and Unexpected Treatment OptionGreetings, Bladdercancer.net! I've shared my story lots over the last 6 months, due to my 5th NMIBC diagnosis earlier this year. I feel I might have made the wrong decision...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesCopingTreatmentMental Health
Active 7 days agoIt's not the cystoscopy that bothers, it's the UTI'SAbout eight years ago I had the tumor removed from the wall of my bladder, several BCG treatments and semi annual or yearly Cystoscopies. During the first few years I...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesCystosopy & Screening
New to the community and getting ready for RC/IC next weekJust diagnosed in late January and I'm having surgery March 2nd. I'm scared more of the surgery than the cancer spreading. T2/HG. Wish me luck and I hope the best...Reactions 0 reactions Comments28 repliesSurgery
BCG DosesI recently saw a discussion on Facebook that mentioned that the dose that several patients received at their treatment facilities was based on how many patients were scheduled for BCG...Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesAwarenessHealthcare TeamTreatment
Worried I have had pelvic area pain, sometime its hurts when my bladder is full when to a Dr back in April and was told prolley a uti, given cipro as...Reactions 0 reactions Comments49 repliesDiagnosisSymptoms
