A Message from Someone in Cancer CareDear Loved One, I don't know how to tell you this. But I have been diagnosed with cancer... Again. I know how deeply painful it is to hear. We have...reactions9comments
Double the Trouble: Managing Two StomasSo, what is life like with two ostomies? Well, it is often double the work. They both need caring for and looking after - both in different ways. My ileal...reactions1comment
Buyer Beware When it Comes to Bladder Cancer Accessories!After all the years I've been around and all the times I've cautioned others, I recently didn't follow my own advice and very nearly got taken for $100! I know...reactions1comment
Update Following a Bit of a Bumpy SummerEarlier I made a post due to my concern that my surgeon spoke of BCG treatments before TURBT and subsequent pathology. Yes, I did set an appointment to speak with...reactions3comments
Ups and DownsHi, I had my TURBT on August 5th, and they put one dose of mitomycin in for an hour straight after surgery. I got my results Friday and have nonmuscle...reactions11comments
Preparing for a Cystectomy: The Practical PieceIf you are reading this article and you are going to be having a cystectomy surgery or have the surgery already scheduled, I hope the article will help you to...reactionscomments
Get Your CheckupsPeople talk to me. They open up and unload their burdens. Because of this, I know many intimate details of random people I come across in my day-to-day comings and...reactions4comments
Unexpected SurgeryIt was your typical morning, planning on going to church to conduct a funeral. I went into our bathroom to take a leak and looked down; I was urinating nothing...reactions3comments
Never Take a Moment for GrantedYou never know when something will trigger your gratitude for the simple things in life. The things around you. The people around you who mean the most, life itself even...reactions4comments
Coming Up for Air - Coping with Bladder Cancer Treatment"I've done this before," I have always said. Intravesical chemotherapy for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer is nothing new to me. I have survived TURBTS with mitomycin, and even a couple...reactions39comments
Child Bladder CancerAs a kid, I always had bladder infections. When I was 13 years old, they found a bladder cyst inside my bladder, it was cancer. I was left in the...reactions3comments
Summertime Ostomy ManagementSummer has arrived in the southern United States, and the weather is sweltering. It's not unusual for the heat indexes here to reach the triple digits and this brings along...reactions2comments
Radical Cystectomy: the Mental and Emotional RecoverySuppose you are reading this article and considering a radical cystectomy (RC) surgery or have the surgery already scheduled. In that case, I hope this article will help you emotionally...reactions7comments
Questions I Get Asked Most About Bladder Cancer: Part 2This is the second of two posts about the questions I get most when someone finds out I had bladder cancer and had a neobladder as my urinary diversion. To...reactions62comments
Who Should I Tell?You are unwell. You are in a position where you see your own doctor and are told you must see a specialist doctor. What now? You are probably in shock...reactionscomments
The Scariest Time of My LifeChristmas eve 2020. I went for a pee and it was red blood. I couldn’t tell my wife then as I had to come to terms with it. I knew...reactions5comments
MarkersMarkers - the milestones we use to measure our progression through life. Cancer is a big one. The diagnosis, the treatment discussions, and the weighing of the options. Even the...reactions2comments
Life changes in a blink of an eyeIn June, I thought life was good, only four years to retirement, I had built up my maximum of 12 weeks sick time, four weeks vacations, health OK. July 2...reactions1comment
I never expected to hear the words "You have bladder cancer."For almost 10 months I was prescribed on again/off again antibiotics for what was thought to be a recurring UTI. I had never been one to suffer from UTI's and...reactions5comments
Community Views: The Struggles of a Bladder Cancer DiagnosisBladder cancer is a type of cancer that not many people discuss or even know much about. As such, there is a lot of misunderstanding and a general lack of...reactions10comments
