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Just dropped in for an update. Had another cystoscopy performed in February and all is well with no signs of recurrence. Next check 12 months. I trust everyone is making progress with their disease and is on the improve.

Married my daughter off on Friday and what a proud father I am.

On the downside my 80yo father in law has just been diagnosed with lung cancer with multiple secondaries and the prognosis is

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:) 11 June 2007 Update
Well another poke and peek and even I could see it looked great in there. Not a sign of any problems and the bladder was the best it had looked since this all started. This was tremendous news given I am recovering from a spinal fusion from 7 weeks ago. Next P & P in 9 months.....yippeeeee!!!

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My what challenges life throws at us from time to time. Whilst I received a short interlude in my treatment for BC with another cystocope due in June another ailment befell me. As a result I recently underwent a spinal fusion and am now filled with all sorts of hardware to hold me together....lol. Whilst this was and still is a painful exercise at least it took my mind off the BC and my in remission colon CA for a while. Gotta stay focused and cheery, although that is hard coming into winter in Western Australia. On the bright side I am now retired and as soon as I can I will be tackling that

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;D Boy how things can change so rapidly. Not sure why I was so worried after the last P & P. Had my biopsies done on 7 March and the news was all good. No sign of any recurrence of tumors. Doc gave me choice of further BCG or repeat P & P in 3 months. I chose the latter as I had problems with the BCG last time (see earlier story). All happy again, at least as far as this goes although I have to have a spinal fusion done in April but I feel stronger and am convinced I can cope with anything now. I am also retiring from work in a couple of weeks to enjoy life and my grandchildren. Happy days

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:-[ A little anxious again this way. I had a Cystoscopy yesterday and even I could see the inflamation that was on the bladder wall. Uro is hopeful it is just the effects of the BCG maintenance I had before Christmas. Has scheduled another Cystoscopy and bladder biopsy for 7 March so I will cross my fingers until then. This is something I hadn't expected and don't need right now as I am going through a bit of sh*t with my employer at the moment. It's all a bit stressful but I am trying to remain calm and positive.

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Just a quick update. I have had that urge to pee over the past 3 months since second round of BCG. It is diminishing but still hits hard occasionally. Due for my P&P next Monday and will report after then. Fingers crossed there is no recurrence again.

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November I had my 3 week BCG maintenance course and this had to be a lot worse than the 6 I had earlier this year. After the 2nd one I got a severe fever, symptons not unlike tuberculosis and that was no fun for a couple of days. Peed a lot more blood than normal and for longer and then went a few weeks with the urgent need to rush to the toilet. Even now it hits me out of the blue and I have to run but it is improving each day. I am due for another P&P around January and remain confident I am on top of this.

Cheers to everyone and may you all have the best Xmas ever.

Jeff

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Hi Rosemary

Some time ago I posted the message below within another part of this forum and had little to no reply. I read about Selenium through a search of the internet and the potential benefits it might have for bladder cancer sufferers. Recently a local TV network in my town ran a story regarding Selenium which supported this theory.

What is selenium?
Selenium is a trace mineral that is essential to good health but required only in small amounts. Selenium is incorporated into proteins to make selenoproteins, which are important antioxidant enzymes. The antioxidant properties of

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Thanks for the "lecture" Greg and no offence is taken to your wise words. I guess as a bowel cancer survivor of 10 years I am acutely aware of the need for regular checks and the benefit of these. After all it was a urine test, part of my regular bowel cancer checks that detected the bladder cancer in its early stages. For that I am thankful. I have vowed never to shirk out of my regular checks for the rest of my life. As for lifestyle change, well I did something about this 14 months ago when I moved home away from the city to a place I intend to retire to by the sea. My plan is to retire in

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Hello fellow BC survivors

It has been some time since I last reported and there have been a few developments since my encouraging news in early August. It's all good news I am pleased to say.

In October I had another P&P which looked really good apart from a little inflamation within the bladder, which the Uro said was probably from the BCG I had back in March this year. I have just started a 3 week (once a week) maintenance BCG course and then I have to have my urine cytology done and another P&P in 3 months time.

I am still taking my 52mcg of Selenium tablets each day along with my bee pollen

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