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Post a new topicby livingwith on Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:17 am


Hey all. I’m a male age 45. I was diagnosed with invasive bladder when I was 42. That was May 1, 2005. On June 1, 2005 I had a radical cystoprostatectomy with a continent diversion. We’ll talk in laymans terms: the docs removed my bladder, prostrate and lymph nodes in the surrounding area. They removed about 2 feet of my small intestine and made a pouch or Neo-Bladder. 2 1/2 years later I’m doing and feeling great.
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