Bladder Cancer Recurrence, Treated with Surgery and BCGDiagnosed 7 years ago with an aggressive form of cancer... Surgery...BCG treatments... It was painful when I voided after treatment. I felt burning and pain. The next day I was...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
T1HG: Scope, 2 TURBTs and BCGDiagnosed in Dec 2019. Now in April, I recently completed my first 6 week rounds of BCG... Other than the normal pain of the scope and catheter (was getting used...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Life with Slow Growth Non Invasive Bladder CancerFour surgeries and one round of chemotherapy with Mitomycin-C. I have a cancer cell that is deemed a low threat. How is cancer a low threat? We did chemo last...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
5+ Years N.E.D. - My Robotic Hernia Repair5+ Years N.E.D. HOO YAH! Two days before my 66th birthday, I was told, "you have bladder cancer and we are taking your bladder". I had something the size of...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
A Story of Frustration, Depression and Feeling HopelessI was diagnosed with bladder cancer June 2017. That was in Florida. I moved to North Carolina April of 2018. I am on my 3rd Urologist since then. I have...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Recurring Bladder CancerTo make a long story short, my cancer started in 2015 with my kidney. I had it removed plus, now have bladder cancer. Had 3 TURBTs. After the second one...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Ineligible for Bladder RemovalStarted with UTI June 1918 blood protein in urine. Antibiotics June ..July ...Aug ..Sept referred for kidney scan. Radiography said I was in the wrong dept and needed to see...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Bladder Removal Was the Best Decision (for Me)In April of 2005 I noticed two very small specs of blood in my urine. I called my urologist and he wanted me to see him right away. After a...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Elevated PSA Levels Led to the Discovery of My Bladder CancerIn 2017, I had blood work done, and a PSA exam was done. My level was 2.8. In Nov 2018, I had my annual, and the number was 3.8, so...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
My Beginning StoryI started smoking at age 15 and quit at age 30 right after I got out of the US Navy. During that time I averaged 2 1/2 to 3 packs...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Life’s a Journey of Lessons and Adventures...The folks in my circle don’t believe that I have a cancer. To them, prostate, breast, and other similar cancers are REAL cancers. I smile and let it go. Early...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Bladder Cancer UpdateI have had 2 operations & 2 rounds of chemo at VA in Columbia go for another scope check in November. Have any updates to share?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
I Never Heard of Bladder Cancer Until...The first week of May 2018, I had blood in my urine and went to the doctor and left a pretty pink specimen. Two days later I got a call...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Checkup that Found Bladder CancerLast year, while trying to determine the source of a significant GI bleed, I underwent several tests and scans. One of these was an MRI of my lower abdomen which...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
BCG and Tuberculosis??I was diagnosed with Stage 1 Bladder Cancer in April 2018, I was 43 years old. Since then, I have had 4 quarterly cystoscopies. The initial one was to remove...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
BCG Immunotherapy Treatments, Side Effects & Fighting to Keep My BladderI was originally diagnosed with bladder cancer the end of 2016. Within a matter of weeks I went from thinking I was healthy with no thoughts of serious illness or...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
My Bladder Cancer PregnancyPrior to my diagnosis, I had been back and forth to the doctor a lot over the course of about a year with visible blood in my urine. I was...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
It Wasn't Just My ProstateIn August of 2016, I started passing blood off and on, urologist did the scope, said it was an enlarged prostate. Put me on Proscar (finasteride). Did nothing but give...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Living with Bladder CancerWhat have I been through as someone who is living with bladder cancer? Initial terror at facing a life threatening disease. Confusion at not knowing exactly how to proceed and...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
What I Thought Was Just StonesJune 2017.. I noticed pale pink after going to the bathroom. I made an appt with my Primary care physician. He did a urinalysis and said it was a UTI...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments