Part 2 of Bladder ExamWell, 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... By Xtbird1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments28 comments
Primary Adenocarcinoma of the BladderHi, 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... By pkger3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Paramedics and UrostomiesOn 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... By anitac4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Radical IndeedAfter 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... By jamzm1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
26 Year Old with Bladder CancerStarting 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... By Kirk Espeland2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments33 comments
Happy to Still Be Alive!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... By soulmates923 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
High Grade Urothelial CarcinomaI 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... By CyndiMayo1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments13 comments
My New BirthdayI 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... By zip3161 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Your Mindset Determines Your FutureBladder Cancer... When did it start? I am 63 and started smoking at age 17. It was about March 2021 that I experience some blood in my urine, but it... By Archie6 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Five Years No RecurrenceMy bladder cancer journey started five years ago. I'm an avid bicyclist riding my Trek road bike 40 miles a week. After a strenuous 30-mile ride, I had blood in... By biscuit531 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments22 comments
SadnessI lost my husband of 34 years on October 31st of this year, just over 2 years after him receiving a cancer diagnosis on September 29th, 2020. Our world was... By Margy521 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments13 comments
The BeginningJuly 1st: Seeing very dark urine one morning and went to the doctor's office to have it checked. They said they saw microscopic blood in the sample I gave at... By Thomas G1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments20 comments
Tumors ReturnThis is "327" again. My name is Tom. "Unexpected/Unwelcome Surprise" is my first entry to this forum. Following my first surgery in January 2022, and 6-week BCG treatment, I had... By CommunityMember3271 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
RC SURGERY IN JULY 2022: Hoping for a Full RecoveryI am a 71-year-old male and very active and typically in great shape. 6 Years ago, I woke up with severe pain in my back. I went to ER and... By HOPEFULL4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Life After SurgeryI’m 11 months after bladder and prostate removal. As of today, I have no sex life. It’s very simple- active before- now inactive. In a strange way, I think it’s... By KPAZ1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Good Thing I LookedI have a 90-year-old friend that said she heard animals in her crawl space. She asked me to investigate, and reluctantly, I went down there and looked. The space was... By zack2chat1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Radical Cystectomy in DecemberWow. This has happened so quickly. I'm a 67-year-old male, soon to be 68, healthy as a horse, a horse with arthritis. In July my local urologist detected blood in... By Stuyoung092 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Bladder Cancer JourneyI am on my third chemo, just to get rid of any lingering cells if any. I have Bladder cancer 60yrs young. The only thing I find is not getting... By Simac1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Radical SurgeryHello, I had my bladder, uterus/tubes, ovaries, and bladder diversion made back in 2019. I was diagnosed with high-grade muscle invasion of cancer. I was told it had not spread... By sharonmolly1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Radical Cystectomy Scheduled for February 2023I was diagnosed with NMIBC in 2021 and have had 4 turbts because it keeps recurring. Had BCG and it didn't work, and the last pathology report indicated that it... By AnnieO1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments18 comments