vgau wrote:
hello vgau.its a good question,not sure there would be the room to show on my postings,
4/4/06 dx@44 2.5cm tumour/turbt/chemo(mitomycine)G1pta,in hospital for a week due to a perforated bladder,
19/7/06 4 tumours/turbt/chemo/
22/11/06 turbt/clear
22/3/07 turbt/clear,constantly ill through out this period due to many UTI,s
17/8/07 flex/cysto recure,s
24/10/07 6 tumours/turbt/chemo/mostly all over 1cm
22/1/08 chemo (mitomycine)x6 weeks
18/3/08 4 tumours plus 2 flat areas sus CIS turbt/chemo,also a major complication due to the clumsey rigid cysto,the details of which i shall omit
26/3/08 pathology shows sus CIS to be calcified calcium
deposits lodged in previous tumour wounds,but also shows an upgrade to G2,
asked to be put on the hexvix treatment trial ...denied
17/7/08 2 tumours turbt/chemo
asked again to be put on hexvix treatment trial...denied
28/9/08 after advice i contacted the consultant in charge of this new hexvix treatment and decided to go for what is sometimes known as an adverse referal(uk)and was accepted
22/1/09 7 tumours some over 1 cm turbt/chemo
4/4/09 2 tumours turbt/chemo both very small papillary type
12/8/09 turb.......clear,observations were the bladder has the look of a normal healthy one,halabloodyhula
at last i can dream again
i realize this is a long post,but that has been my journey so far,it may not be yours,i have read many posts on here from warriors who are dx and have treatment,and then go into recovery,and a happy life,and i would wish the same for you also,
ian