Takes my breath awayMy name is Michelle and I like most people get up and go to work everyday looking forward to the day I...reactions4comments
Son diagnosed at 38My son was just diagnosed with high grade stage 4 bladder cancer. The sad thing is that he had been referred to...reactions4comments
An Unexpected, Unwelcome SurpriseIn December 2021 I was diagnosed with possible bladder cancer after 2 episodes of blood in my urine, several months apart. I...reactions2comments
Radical Cystectomy Gave Me TimeMy diagnosis happened over 16 years ago. The threads I have read after finding this site it lead me to believe that...reactions2comments
Bladder Cancer…at 39?My story began with a visit to the doctor for an unrelated issue. In the course of the discussion with the doctor...reactions12comments
Bladder Cancer - Management of Fear through educationI have battled fear of recurrence for six full years. All of the tips from bladdercancer.net's A Guide for Navigating Recurrence Anxiety...reactions2comments
Newbie out of denialI was diagnosed a bit over a year ago. Immediate Turbt surgery followed by six sessions of Gemzar (Gemcitabine). Not the most...reactions5comments
Agent Orange or contaminated water?I was diagnosed in October 2020 with non-invasive bladder cancer. I’ve had 6 surgeries to remove tumors and have also had BCG...reactions6comments
The value of second opinionsI was diagnosed with muscle-invasive bladder cancer in January. My healthcare network was very good about getting me into chemo, and a...reactions10comments
Diagnosed 2-17-22 Part 2Hi to all, I think part one (read here) was getting kind of long so I am starting a part 2. My...reactions8comments
Here's your sign....I went for a fairly short run on the morning of Jul 25, 2021. Afterward, I noticed a bit of blood in...reactions7comments
Diarrhea- a possible side effect of KeytrudaAs a Stage 4 bladder cancer patient (it had reached lymph nodes in the bladder area), I needed immunotherapy after the chemotherapy...reactions5comments
Scar tissue in my ureters post cystectomyAfter chemotherapy, then cystectomy and ileal conduit, I wasn’t quite prepared for what I had read as a possible side effect of...reactions6comments
Newly DiagnosedHi I’m a 47 year old female diagnosed with T1 high grade cancer carcinoma in situ. In the last 6 months I...reactions15comments
Here's My StoryThis is my second bout with cancer, I am currently 73 years old. Six years ago a routine CT scan (routine because...reactions7comments
Diagnosed 2-17-22Hi I was diagnosed with Bladder cancer 2-17-22, I am a 69-year-old male (NSS) I was a smoker for 42 years, I...reactions21comments
ongoing bladder cancerIn Febuary of 2007 I was lifting a large ladder over a fence to return it to my neighbor. I felt a...reactions4comments
I HAVE WHAT???I thought I had a UTI until the pain in my lower stomach (right where the bladder was) made me pause. This...reactions3comments
New Diagnosis of Urethral Cancer - What????2/22/22 Yesterday I was diagnosed with urethral cancer. Yes, I can say that again - urethral cancer. One of the rarest of...reactions17comments
UTI’s-NOT! CANCER-YES!!!I was dealing with my 92-year-old Dad as he was dying of kidney cancer. With raising two grandchildren and driving to and...reactions9comments
