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Bladder Cancer
by: Brian on Mon, Aug 25 2008
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After finding blood in the urine, I went to a Urologist and has a systoscopy exam. She found a large tumor in the bladder, extending from the left ureter opening to the prostate area. She removed as much as she could, but said that it was stage 4, and was blocking the left kidney.

I am scheduled for palliative radiation treatments in a couple of weeks.

My problem; The cancer is not curable, and will therefore be terminal. It seems I have a choice of dying from the cancer, or from kidney failure.

I am inclined not to allow surgery for kidney treatment, or for the cancer, other than palliative, in the hope that renal failure might be a more gentle way to go than would cancer.

I am 84, and have congestive heart failure, so any radical treatment probably would be contraindicated, anyway.
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  1. Fri, Oct 16 2009
    Hello, My friend had bladder cancer she is 45 and her bladder is removed doctors said that it can come back but the cancer can grew again. What is th...Read
  2. Tue, Aug 26 2008
    Hi, I'm sorry for your recent diagnosis. My husband also has Bladder Cancer He is 42yrs old and now stage T3a. While waiting for an appt. with an on...Read

August 2008

  • Bladder Cancer - by Brian - (Mon, Aug 25 2008)
    After finding blood in the urine, I went to a Urologist and has a systoscopy exam. She found a large tumor in the bladder, extending from the left ureter opening to the prostate area. She removed as much as she could, but said that it was stage 4, and was blocking the left kidney. [more..]
  • Bladder Cancer - by Donna - (Thu, Aug 07 2008)
    I am 51 years old female.This started in feb 2007. I had blood in my urine. Called my doctor she did a urine test said i had a bladder infection. This went on until november of 2007. [more..]

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