4 years 9 months ago - 4 years 9 months ago #57749
by Alan
That tells me they probably didn't get enough sample for margins. The Doc wants/needs some muscle sample to be sure it has not been invaded. Normally, a second TURB is done when there isn't muscle specimen or the tumor is high grade just to be safe. I have learned more questions asked is better and I am not always good at that in the doc's office. It really looks like a second opinion for clarification and peace of mind would be good.
With the shortage of BCG your group might be talking about a chemo/bladder wash is lieu of BCG but, not systemic chemo I presume. Used as a wash chemo also has had good success although BCG I believe has slightly better results. Everyone's system reacts differently. As Sara Anne said radiation s used in only unusual situations.
You really need to get this staged properly as stage 1 (lamina propia) is treated differently than stage 2 (muscle invasion).
DX 5/6/2008 TAG3 papillary tumor .5 CM in size. 2 TURBS followed by 6 instillations of BCG weekly with a second round of 6 after a 6 week wait.
Last edit: 4 years 9 months ago by Alan.
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