Stories

I took a break from moderating on BladderCancer.net to focus all my energy on getting through treatment. I knew it would be challenging to face another year of maintenance intravesical...

I had been urinating blood for over a year. At first, it was only every so often. I knew I should have had it checked out with a medical professional...

Hi all! My name is Amanda and I'm going to school for secondary education! I want to teach high school social studies and history; I had 2 semesters left before...

I am in my sixth week of recovery from neobladder surgery and I thought I would jot down a few notes for the benefit of others. I tried to keep...

About 10-11 years ago I was having some urination issues. My local Urologist did many tests, and finally found a stone in my bladder. I didn't have many issues, often...

On February 24th, 2022, I noticed blood in my urine with no associated pain. A few days later, my town was hit by a devastating flood, destroying the doctor's office...

Well, it's been at least two years since I shared an update as a moderator and advocate for this bladder cancer community. That's because I have been busy with life...

Bladder cancer was the beginning of a new and happier life for me. It may sound strange because it was no fun then, of course. But what bladder cancer did...

I was diagnosed with Low-Grade Bladder Cancer on 7/15/2019 at the age of 49 years old. I had been experiencing the need to visit the bathroom more frequently but didn't...

In August of 2022, I found blood in my urine and went right in to see my doctor. He ran a urine test to look for cancer, and it came...

Hi, I was diagnosed with bladder cancer in Aug 2022 and 2 years later my treatment seems to have worked successfully. I started with the weekly immunotherapy sessions then monthly...

In July 2014 I had lumbar fusion surgery and little did I know that in approximately 90 days I would be diagnosed with bladder cancer. As I was preparing to...

Well, today I received my transurethral resection of a bladder tumor (TURBT). IV went in easy, they briefed me and then I got the good stuff. I don't remember anything...

Hi, I am submitting this story for my hubby, Paul who was diagnosed in the fall of 2021 with Primary urinary Bladder Adenocarcinoma (PBA). He was 48 yrs old at...

On January 8th, 2023, I was involved in an accident. Shielded by the car to my right as we turned left at an intersection after receiving the green arrow, I...

After most of 2020 dealing with nuisance symptoms like urgency and producing small foreign objects when I, then a major symptom; About 12 times a day I was having what...

Starting in early October of 2022 I had a bout of hematuria which mostly presented itself as blood clots in my urine and orange pee at the end of my...

In Jan 2017, I turned 68. In 68 years, I was pretty healthy, with 4 operations in all those years (3 after age 65), nothing out of the ordinary. In...

I slipped on the ice (Christmas Eve) and fell hard. Within the hour, I noticed blood in my urine. The blood was present for 2 days. I went to the...

I am calling today my new birth date because on this day last year (2022) I was “snatched from the jaws of death”. I went to the emergency room complaining...