Bladder Cancer

[livingwith]

I had a TUR Surgery on 2/25/08. Turned out my malignant tumor was the size of a softball. I continue to have very much pain….cannot go a day without pain meds i.e. pyridium plus or mepergane.
Went for a ct scan this morning to see if something was wrong. The actually catherized me for the ct….have you ever had one of those done?
How long was your pain……
After my surgery I had to go in for an emergency office visit…saw another doctor inthe practice and I asked hi...Read the full article

[morggejoc]

If you have bladder cancer (BC), they should first try to resection (cut it out with a wire loop) and fulgarate (burn it away) before you start systemic chemo. If you ARE getting systemic chemo; are you? Or are you getting the chemo inserted directly into your bladder and held there for 15 minutes while you slosh it around (this is the best because you don't poison your whole body). What stage is your BC? You do not have enough info from your doctor(s). I am not a doctor, but I have been going through BC for about three years with three big operations and 3-month exams. Still, I do not feel the doctors were aggresive enough, and now Im at stage 3 which is bad.