went to the hosp yesterday with hubby and they removed the stint and took a look see ,his bladder was very raw and red so was his uretha . in two weeks we go in again for a look see and biopsies ,they want to wait for the rawness to subside hoping it;s from the infections and the stint . the doctor said removal of the whole bladder as well as the prostate and uretha is not a good choice because hubby is 78 and has a heart cond. high blood pressure and diabetis and Doctor doesn't think he could make it through such a surgery, exact words from his doctor was if they did this surgery they don't think he could make it and it may not buy him much more time . his doctors meet thursday and will contact me on friday to see what they can come up with .it seems like they already know but want to go through biopsies just to make sure i talked to hubby about a second opinion but he has complete faith in his doctors . i didn't realize what the doctor was trying to say until i got home .im feeling numb and trying to put up a good front for my hubby until i know for sure whats what .