After My Diagnosis, Meditation Made My Mental Health Worse – and Then a Lot BetterWhen people I know are diagnosed with cancer, I'm always amazed by how they react to the news. Within the past year, two women in my life have been given... By Sarah Watts3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
TemperI had decided to face my bout with bladder cancer with grace and humor. I got quite a few laughs from friends, my doctors and nurses. Many people commented on... By Guy Wheatley3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Can Dogs Detect Cancer?Before my diagnosis and in the weeks after, my dog – an eight-year-old pug named Tang Tang – stuck pretty closely to my side. I didn't think anything of it... By Sarah Watts2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Bladder Cancer Comic: Invisible Side EffectsTreatments for bladder cancer can look so different from treatments for other cancers that even close friends and family might not realize their impact. Side effects are usually invisible, like... By Lucius Wisniewski1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
What the Heck is “Second Cancer”?When I first heard the term “second cancer” about a year ago, it sounded like a bad joke. Unfortunately, it's something very real. Second cancer, I learned, is not the... By Sarah Watts2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
4 Facts to Help Raise Bladder Cancer AwarenessDespite how common it is, many people do not know much about bladder cancer! In addition to supporting those who live with bladder cancer, our aim at BladderCancer.net is to... By Sarah Wallin2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
In the BeginningI suppose that the best place to start this would be the beginning. Towards the end of 2005 (or maybe it was just the beginning of 2006), I noticed blood... By Mac Howard3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Discover Your Clinical Trial OptionsSearching for a clinical trial for bladder cancer can feel stressful and overwhelming, but connecting to clinical trials is now easier than ever. Whether it’s your first time looking or... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Using Humor to Cope With CancerWhen I noticed blood in my urine, my doctors sent me to get an ultrasound to rule out anything serious. Instead, what they found was a 4-cm mass on the... By Sarah Watts3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
The Emotional Side of DeathI want to talk about “Death.” It is one of those subjects that we don’t often think about until it’s too late or until we are diagnosed with a life-limiting... By Anita Brown5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Caring for a Stoma and the Potential ComplicationsStomas are surgically created openings made into a hollow organ, like the bladder, to connect to the outside of the body. A variety of factors can lead to the need... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Surviving Cancer with My “Online Friends”Like many in my generation, I have “real” friends – people whom I've met in person -- and “Facebook” friends – people with whom I've only spoken online. At the... By Sarah Watts2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Which Visitors Represent the Patient During a Hospital Stay?The story in March that a Kaiser Permanente hospital in the San Francisco Bay Area used a telemedicine doctor to inform a patient and his granddaughter that there was nothing... By Renata Louwers3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Bladder Cancer Anxieties: Isolation & MisunderstandingIn this series, we discuss causes of anxiety for those facing physical health conditions. Phrases in quotes are the words of our community members across various conditions on what it’s... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What Now?Two years ago, I was diagnosed with Bladder Cancer. While it has been a rollercoaster on top of my Lung Cancer, it has been manageable. I initially had tumors on the wall... By Jennifer Toth2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
The Difference Between Mitomycin and BCGOccasionally, there is some confusion within the bladder cancer community between two common treatments: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) and Mitomycin. They are both intravesical therapies, meaning that they are treatments that... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments16 comments
Depression & Bladder CancerWe all feel "down" from time to time, but how do you know when it is getting a bit more serious than just 'being low'? Bladder cancer is one of... By Anita Brown3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
The Challenges of Hiring Home Health AidesWhen my first husband had metastatic bladder cancer, our needs for help and support shifted frequently. One week, pain management would be our primary challenge. The next week it would... By Renata Louwers3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Advice to My Younger SelfWhen I got my bladder cancer diagnosis I had no personal experience with cancer and I had just turned 29. Because I was relatively young, and because none of my... By Sarah Watts2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month!May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month! This means it’s a great time to talk up bladder cancer to everyone you know! Despite being the sixth most common cancer, many people... By Renata Louwers3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments