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I have the attitude that "if I can't change the current situation, I'm going to find a way to enjoy the journey." My wife's motto is, "If your NOT living on the edge, then you are taking up too much room." Combined, we tend to have a lot of fun with life.

Of course I often go out of my way to think about what people LEAST expect, and make just that thing happen. So the day before my surgery, I took a trip to the hardware store, and purchased a sign, along with some sticky letters (I wanted the message to be perfect). At pre-Op, after everyone had finished checking me out and left the room, I

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I'm just wanting to add something that I wrote to another user of this forum a little while ago. Writing the more painful (delays, bad news) parts of my story
has been hard for me.  I find it hard to do because I do think I "should have could have" been smart and assertive enough to have gotten a diagnosis before my cancer got to be the mess it has been at and since my late diagnosis. I do not like to feel stupid, disrespected, etc. any more than other folks do. I need to put part I and II (II pre-Bladder Cancer Web cafe)behind me though and to try to learn to help myself and I hope others

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I heaven't posted here in awhile so I decided to update my story.  In October of 2007 I found out that I was pregnant for the fourth time (oops)!  One of the first phone calls I made was to the urologist.  I was due for a scope in Dec but he felt we should wait until I was well into my second trimester.  I just had a cysto last week.  The procedure was uncomfortable as always.  Everything looked good Thank God!  I did experience a lot of cramping after the procedure.  He asked my obstetrician to do a UA at each appointment and decided not to scope me again unless there is hematuria for the

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Hello all -- My husband and I went to see my medical oncologist today.
As I gathered from reading the CT scan report, there appears to be many
lesions in my liver and nodules in my lungs. One of each are pathologcial
size. Due to some issues with comparability with past imaging, it is hard
to see if my disease is basically stable or progressing. The Dr. said
that it is quite a bit of disease, though, and concurred with my going
for a consultation over at M.D. Anderson in Houston and he is setting
that up. Neither of the two chemotherapy regimens I've had shrunk the
bladder tumor or mets (MVAC

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Hi everyone I am trying to update my story so I am sorry ahead of time if I'm not doing it right.
  Well I have been skiing alot trying to stay in shape and waiting to go to my 6 week  check up .And guess what ? when I got there they told me it was the week before !! It's a three and ahalf hour ride to get there. God love my husband he just put his arm around me and said,"don't worry honey I'll bring you back ."     
  went back yesterday, some resident came into scope me first and she really hurt me! She was really ruff and didn't wait for the numbing to work, anyhow the Dr. came in and

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UPDATE:

Sorry I havent been around for awhile.

Ok, Dad finished his BCG back in Nov & was to wait 6 to 8 weeks for cysto & bi-op. Well this was preformed yesterday & guess what?  ::)more tumor,  ::)now waiting on path results & ct scans. They said that it would be more than likely that they will go ahead with r/c, sooner rather than later, feeling a bit low right now, :'( I said to Dad, At least there will be know looking back saying "what if" they had tried this "what if" they had done that. Been there done that & after living with Bladder cancer for 17 or 18 years & having many, many tests,

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My GP was unavailable, so I saw one of the other doctors from her practice.  He took blood and urine samples, and though he saw discoloration, there was NO indication of blood in the urine at the time of my visit.  He consulted with a urologist, and determined that it could have been the niproxin that caused the blood (he NOT knowing the volume involved), and said we should just keep an eye on things.

During the Holidays last year (2007), I had another episode of blood in my urine.  This time, the urine was brighter orange -- nearly red.  After a visit with the same doctor, he set me up

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01/29/2008 Had my 4 month Cysto, No Visible tumors or Polyps. Dr said saw some redness that he took a sample of.  Have a Post Appointment in 2 weeks, will update

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To read the most complete version of my story, please read Part 1 as well as this part, Part II.

Here, I am writing a continuation after CT scan has shown more lesions, growth in
at least one liver lesion, and a possible lesion in a new location (with follow-up
testing recommended.) This while receiving Genzar and Taxol. Also, yesterday I
had a turbt (and am at home, with a catheter.) I don't know the exact dimensions of the calsified tumor removed, but it was a lot smaller than the "softball" sized one removed last year.)

I write with a subjective description of my almost-a-year since diagnosis.

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In 2006 and 2007, my wife and I took a road trip (motorcycles) for my birthday (around Memorial Day Weekend).  She rides my Suzuki Volusia VL800, and I ride my friends Honda Shadow 750cc.  During the trip last year (2007), I developed a bad migraine.  My wife offered a niproxin, and after verifying with my RN mother that this would be fine, I took the medication.  Within a few hours, I felt fine.  We rode for several hours during the next couple days, but over paved rode.  I ride my motorcycle to work each day (one hour each direction), so my body is very used to the ride.

The day after

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