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 later Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 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 later Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 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 later Reactions 0 reactions Comments17 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 later Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 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 later Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 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 later Reactions 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 later Reactions 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 later Reactions 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 later Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 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 later Reactions 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 later Reactions 0 reactions Comments18 comments
My First Year of BCG TreatmentsI had TURBT surgery in April 2020, after an ultrasound in February and a cystoscope in March showed I had bladder tumors. Before I left the hospital, a chemotherapy drug... By CommunityMember5573 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
AloneMy diagnosis of NMI bladder cancer came within the same year that I lost my husband (from a surgery complication). I do not have children (just 2 stepchildren). Going to... By sarasterl1 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Most of Our Worries Are TimewastersThis article is for those who are newly diagnosed with bladder cancer and have chosen to have a radical cystectomy with an ileal conduit diversion. Take heart! The surgery and... By Dusty4 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
DITTOI had laid a daughter of 64 to rest approximately four months before being diagnosed with the very same type of cancer, stage 3. I am 93 and consider it... By CommunityMember5611 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
High-Grade T1 Bladder CancerI was diagnosed 10 years ago and had the TURBT with a blast of chemo. Went into remission for 10 years. April 22, I suddenly could not urinate. I finally... By Dianebowles1 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
I Can’t Quite Believe I’m Writing ThisOn August 25, 2021, I had a radical cystectomy; since then I've had 2 clear scans. Today I was put back on the cancer pathway. I have lumps in my... By SueB27031 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
The UnknownThank you to the submission about living with it. I was diagnosed with a grade 1 carcinoma in my bladder. Fortunately, it was within the surface and hadn't penetrated the... By Captain ricih1 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
We Are Not AloneMy mother had cancer. My father had cancer. A favorite aunt died at a young age of cancer. In fact, many of my relatives have had cancer. I’ve known and... By srkk3 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
It Isn't Kidney Stones!It was the 2020 holiday season, and I noticed blood in my urine. I just thought it was another stone, had them most of my life. No pain, I will... By jonasa621 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments