This is the lastest, the uk dr has opened up the area were the urita goes into the bladder in the hope that the bcg goes into this area, Dad will go back into surgery in the next 2 weeks, they will some how put an opening/hole between the bladder & the prostate as cancer has also been found in this area, by opening it up they are hoping the bcg flushes into this area also, they will monitor him very closely & if it is not responding to the bcg they will go ahead with R/c.
To clarify a few things, yes only months ago they were talking about him losing his kidney as they said once the tumor is in the urita, it is safest to take the kidney to. They organised the bi-op and from this bi-op they said that it would be best to have r/c as path results were clear of muscle involvement, yet they were very suspect as they couldnt rule muscle involement out with urita.
Pat we are in Australia, this uk dr has come over here, with regards to medicare or public health every australian is entitled to medicare, you can still get the top dr's & top surgerns, but you get who you are given, its not like you are getting people that are unexperianced, they would be the same guys you would have if you have private health, the difference being if you have private you chose your specialist & he/she should see you through & of coarse the cost. The problem with getting who your given is that they may have different opinions & the uk dr stated that bcg is used all the time in the uk & the usa, Wendy thanks for the link, I havent read up on it as yet, I need to get my head around it all.
I would need to double check Dads, grade, on a piece of paper that the uro that was going with the r/c wrote: grade 3/3. Stage-connective tissue, not muscle.
( although she went on to say they couldnt rule out muscle involement.)
So I would have to check what these lastest path results say.
Sorry if it is all to confusing, but as you can imagine we are a bit confused too with what is happening. Thank you all for your input, & I too hope they know what they are doing.
regards,
Cathy