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Hey all!!

I just want to report, for the record, that my terrible, horrible arthritis which upstarted 2 weeks after my 9th (10th??) BCG treatment has completely disappeared.

I haven't had a Celebrex or Ibuproffen in many, many weeks. 

For those of you who saw the photo of my HUGE "sausage toe" (that is my Rheumatoligist description of the toe) well, the toe is completely back to normal size.   

I had the hardest time convincing my Urologist that this arthritic reaction was caused by BCG.  All I know is that it came on like gangbusters during BCG and now, 10 months later it is completely gone. I

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Heenan,

Hi!!  I hope it's okay, but I moved your thread to the "Newly Diagnosed" section.
This is in the hopes that your story will get the attention and the feedback that will help you during this difficult time.

Thanks for sharing your Dad's story with us.  I like the picture!!

Your new friend,
Rosemary

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This topic has been moved to Newly Diagnosed[url=http://bladdercancersupport.org/smf/index.php?board=2]Newly Diagnosed[/url].

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Okay, here is some detective work.  This is an excellent site on interpreting Bladder Biopsies...

http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/annual_meeting/presentations/2004/monday/AP110_Urinary_Bladder_Biopsy_Interpretation_Part_3.pdf

[quote] Occasionally,carcinomas are associated with a pronounced chronic inflammatory cell infiltrate,
which partially or substantially obscures the underlying tumor cells[/quote]

c.[quote] Frankly invasive carcinoma
1. Variants containing or exhibiting
(a) Deceptively benign features
• Nested pattern (resembling von Brunn’s nests)
• Small tubular pattern
• Microcystic pattern
•

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I got my initial path reports today from 2006, initial diagnosis.

This is what I would have to describe as "pathology whiplash".

That is where you go from Point A to Point Z too quickly for your body and mind to catch up with you.

As an epilogue to these pathologies, when I went for muscle biopsy at UNC in May 2006, my cancer was [i]"POOF[/i]"  [b]GONE[/b].  I began BCG treatments in June 2006.  No recurrances.

When I was at Chapel Hill in May for biopsy, I was told that there were two muscle biopsies performed by my Doctor that day for T1 G3 bladder cancer.  The other guy wasn't as "lucky".  He

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I asked my Doc today about these photos.  I tried to describe them and I told him about the rashy looking photos and the one that looked like a big WART.   He doesn't have a lot of humor.  But he is a good doctor.  He said, "Bladder Cancer is a tumor.  And, it looks like a tumor."

That's the best that I can do at this point.

Very best,

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But, Joe, that doesn't look anything like my picture!  

And Sky, I don't know the answer to your question, but will be looking for an answer.

This is rather interesting.

Best regards,
Rosemary

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I think what confuses me, is that I thought that papillary was supposed to be on a [i]stalk[/i].  This rashy stuff looks more flat.  My sister told the doctor "That looks like psoriasis" and he glared at her >:(

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