Stories

My story began with a visit to the doctor for an unrelated issue. In the course of the discussion with the doctor he wanted to take a urine sample. I...

I have battled fear of recurrence for six full years. All of the tips from bladdercancer.net's A Guide for Navigating Recurrence Anxiety have a place in diminishing the paralyzing fear...

I was diagnosed a bit over a year ago. Immediate Turbt surgery followed by six sessions of Gemzar (Gemcitabine). Not the most pleasant experience. Not thinking other than "well that's...

I was diagnosed in October 2020 with non-invasive bladder cancer. I’ve had 6 surgeries to remove tumors and have also had BCG treatment. We are not sure if it’s from...

I was diagnosed with muscle-invasive bladder cancer in January. My healthcare network was very good about getting me into chemo, and a referral for bladder removal out-of-network. I didn't like...

Hi to all, I think part one (read here) was getting kind of long so I am starting a part 2. My initial consult went very well, I like the...

I went for a fairly short run on the morning of Jul 25, 2021. Afterward, I noticed a bit of blood in my urine. After some searching on the web...

As a Stage 4 bladder cancer patient (it had reached lymph nodes in the bladder area), I needed immunotherapy after the chemotherapy, then cystectomy with ileal conduit (determined by the...

After chemotherapy, then cystectomy and ileal conduit, I wasn’t quite prepared for what I had read as a possible side effect of the cystectomy- scar tissue in the ureters where...

Hi I’m a 47 year old female diagnosed with T1 high grade cancer carcinoma in situ. In the last 6 months I have had 3 TURBT’s and 1 round 6x...

This is my second bout with cancer, I am currently 73 years old. Six years ago a routine CT scan (routine because my primary care MD knew I was a...

Hi 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 quit December 30 2004 at 5pm Thank God...

In Febuary of 2007 I was lifting a large ladder over a fence to return it to my neighbor. I felt a great pain in my stomach and a feeling...

I thought I had a UTI until the pain in my lower stomach (right where the bladder was) made me pause. This was April, 2009 and I was retiring in...

2/22/22 Yesterday I was diagnosed with urethral cancer. Yes, I can say that again - urethral cancer. One of the rarest of cancer’s many forms. I’m a 62 year old...

I was dealing with my 92-year-old Dad as he was dying of kidney cancer. With raising two grandchildren and driving to and from my Dad, I was having recurrent bladder...

Hi everyone my name is Sharron and my dad has upper tract urothelial carcinoma. He had cancer in his bladder and that was removed. He has prostate cancer which they...

In July 2021, I went to my doctor with UTI symptoms (burning when peeing) and for the next 6 months I had many urine tests done, ultra sounds, X-rays &...

On May 20, 2020 I was admitted to a Miami hospital with ischemia colitis. While I was there, I was asked if I wanted the cystoscopy that had been scheduled...

I retired from a 35 year career as a radiologic technologist, and at 60 went to driving a school bus for the past 13 years. I enjoyed it very much...