Nanci,
Sorry about your husband's recent diagnosis but glad you found us.
Mitomycin is very commonly used as a wash after a procedure (such as a TURP) to prevent seeding (inadvertently shedding cancer cells).
I was treated with it after failing BCG but it was as an instillation. That's where they used a catheter hose to pour it in my bladder and let it sit for a while and then just urinate after a couple of hours. That's different from what they are talking about for your husband but I was high grade CIS (Carcinoma in Situ).
Depending on the grade and stage, "watchful waiting" is sometimes the course of action. For higher grade but still superficial, BCG is very often recommended. It seems to work better on high grade.
Low grade still has frequest recurrences in many people but just removing them when they occur and doing 3 month cystoscopy exams and urine cytologies as regular follow up to cath it before it gets worse.
If you do research on mitomycin be careful not to pay attention to the information that is about using it as a chemotherapy drug in the vein. None of that information is relevant in the case of bladder cancer.
Sounds like, in your husbands case, they will be using it as a wash right after they remove the tumor. This one time treatment with mitomycin is common and has been shown to be beneficial.
Hope that information is helpful. Feel free to ask anything anytime.
Not so sure that it's wishful thinking. Depending on how the procedure goes, he might be fine going to work the next day. Of course, he could also wind up coming home with a catheter in for a couple of days, in which case I wouldn't recommend going to work.
Mike