Blog Entries tagged 'high grade'

What Are My Treatment Options?

gjohnson@hga.com — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:00:00 +0100

I am a 53 year old female. Very healthy and very fit. I was diagnosed with upper tract bladder cancer in late March 2007 and had a nephrouterectomy a few weeks later in mid-April 2007. The kidney mass was 6 cm, Grade III, with some spread into the adjacent uterter. I was "all-clear" until my one year check-up, when "spots" were discovered in my bladder. Since then I have had an office visit procedure at 15 months with a cysto/fulgration/electrocautery [...]

Susan - Delayed Diagnosis, Part II

rosssm@hotmail.com — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:41:36 +0100

In January 2007, the bleeding became continuous. I went to my present primary care doctor and was told that I should take antibiotics and see if it improved. I called back when the big clots started coming but was told (by a nurse) to just keep my regular appointment. I didn't get to that appointment because I had to go to the hospital with "frank bleeding." I got a referral to a urologist while hospitalized and had a tur after being transferred to a hospital repaired enough [...]

Warren's Story

wsilbers@optonline.net — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:00:00 +0100

Part IV

My urologist returned in January. He was unaware of what had happened until I spoke to him. His response was that he was not concerned about the stricture. "The important thing was to be sure that there was no cancer." I fully understood his focus on the cancer but was unhappy that that focus appeared to be distracting him from dealing with a problem that made me miserable and which I wanted to be sure would not recur. I answered, "I'm glad you& [...]

Warren's Story

wsilbers@optonline.net — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:00:00 +0100

Part III

When you learn that you have cancer, it changes you for ever. Every clean bill of health is a celebration, and an invitation to go back to living, but... waiting once more for the ticking time bomb, waiting for the other shoe to drop. And then, there are complications of treatment that never let you forget.
I thought that my bladder cancer was the worst thing that ever happened to me, but I was wrong. Two years ago, just after my mother's 83 birthday, s [...]

Warren's Story

wsilbers@optonline.net — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:00:00 +0100

Part II

I took my catheter out and prepared to enjoy my recovery with all my problems behind me. I had my first Christmas celebration with gifts and stockings since my daughter's boyfriend wasn't Jewish and the kids wanted to do it. Of course, we threw a little Hanukkah Gelt into the stockings to make it ecumenical. The hooks for the stockings are still screwed into the mantle. Then we went out to the movies. I almost drove us into some wrong way traffic - maybe s [...]

Superficial BC vs. Metastatic BC

osterhus52@hotmail.com — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:29:24 +0100

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 [...]

Story so far

claire.caulfield@btinternet.com — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:47:14 +0100

I hope this helps someone.
I am 41.
In May I thought I had my first ever dose of cystitis I congratulated myself on never having it before and being a pharmaceutical rep instead of going to my Gp or pharmacy for treatment pinched samples from a fellow rep to treat it.It didnt work and two weeks later I went to my Gp by now I was pretty uncomfortable with symptoms of retention and bladder fullness.He gave me antibiotics and sent me away.
This seemed to work we went on holiday disc [...]

My Story

mildew@iinet.net.au — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 09:36:21 +0100

I returned to my Uro on 8 June for the results of the biopsies I had taken in mid May and I have to say the pathology report and the Uro interpretation has confused me even further. They both say the pathology is inconclusive and I have to have more biopsies taken under GA in about 6 weeks then more pathology. So the wait continues but I have learned you have to be patient with this beast. I had thought about getting a second opinion at this stage but I do have a good rapport and I trust my curr [...]

My Story

mildew@iinet.net.au — Mon, 22 May 2006 11:12:14 +0100

I am newly diagnosed with Bladder CA albeit low grade although I don't know much about the grading. I have learned heaps already by reading tales from the trenches and lots of background info on this site. I had bowel CA 10 years ago which was cured by surgery and chemo with no recurrences to date (touch wood). I have a gene mutation which predisposes me to bowel CA so hoping this does not reoccur. Every year I have a whole series of tests to make sure any recurrence is detected early and treate [...]

5 years treating for overactive bladder; and then

jpk381@yahoo.com — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 16:40:00 +0100

5 years treating for overactive bladder; and then October 2005 Bladder Cancer; grade 3; stage T-1; multi-focal

I was being treated for over-active bladder for about five years by a urologist.

The weekend of 9/23/05 I noticed blood in my urine; I immediately phoned my urologist who saw me in his office that Tuesday. On 9/27/05 did a scope of the inside of my bladder that showed a tumor about the size of a cherry and other inflammed areas.

The urologist had been tr [...]

When is high grade T1 really high grade stage T3?

ken@zaremba.org — Tue, 08 Feb 2005 18:43:07 +0100

TURB 7/07/04 high grade stage 1, second TURB 11/03/04 high grade T1
Radical Cystectomy (12/27/04 ) high grade T3aN0Mx

In early 2004 I experienced pain and blood upon urination while visiting Hawaii. Upon my return to the mainland I visited my local Uroligist who performed a Cystocophy and announced that I had bladder cancer. On 7/07/04 I was scheduled for an outpatient Transuretheral Resection and Biopsy (TURB) and was informed there was a possibility I would be hospitalized. Due [...]

Bladder Cancer/Invasive/High Grade

debphillips26@cox.net — Mon, 17 May 2004 21:13:25 +0100

Bladder Cancer/Invasive/High Grade

Update...6-20-04
My dad had his surgery this past Wednesday...They took the bladder, pelvic lymph nodes, and prostate. Everything looked good, but they still have to test it. His surgery was almost 7 hours long! He has been given morphine, and it made him hallucinate and act aggressive! He is now on atavan for anxiety, and a drug called dialadin (sp?) We are happy that we have our dad here on Father's Day, but he is still in the hospital 5 days [...]

Bladder Cancer, Invasive, High Grade

debbiephillips@vusd.K12.ca.us — Fri, 14 May 2004 17:25:52 +0100

Bladder Cancer, Invasive, High Grade

My dad just told us he has bladder cancer. It is invasive & high grade, and is inside the wall of his bladder. Doctors say only option now, (he's almost 80) is radical cysectomy, then later possible chemo. or radiation. He is scared...Can't decide, but needs to. Doctors say only a 50/50 chance of surviving the surgery. (Had quadruple heart bypass a few years ago). He has lost 25 pounds & looks weak. Goes back & forth between surgery & doing nothing [...]

High grade TCC ureter (10/2002); CIS bladder (7/20

kirbyg@mindspring.com — Tue, 05 Aug 2003 00:02:31 +0100

High grade TCC ureter (10/2002); CIS bladder (7/2003)

original diagnosis was kidney stone, later changed to tumor in ureter. nephrourectomy with follow up cystoscopy showed TCC in bladder; TURBT (3/2003) with follow up cystoscopy showed CIS; TURBT (7/2003) with single dose mytocin C; 6 week BCG therapy to start 8/19/2003. More to follow.

Large (8cm),High grade(III) Invasive Bladder Tumor

Mackuku@aol.com — Fri, 06 Jun 2003 02:44:23 +0100

Large (8cm),High grade(III) Invasive Bladder Tumor. Cystectomy 5/5/03. f/u chemo scheduled 6/18/03

Rick saw his GP in Feb. after a couple weeks of cloudy, foul-smelling urine. After 3 weeks, was referred to a urologist, who ordered CT, ultrasound, and finally cystoscopy. Office custoscopy revealed strictures, and resulted in inability to void. ER visit involved cystoscopy under general anesthesia. "Bulky" tumor was seen on CT an cystoscopy, biopsy showed high grade pathology. 4/ [...]

high grade aggressive superficial bladder cancerim

artvan5058@aol.com — Mon, 12 May 2003 19:40:12 +0100

high grade aggressive superficial bladder cancer
immune to bcg and high grade intrusive tumor cancer responding to bcg

passed blood clots 12/31/02
consultation 01/02/03
look and see,kodak moment 01/06/03
removal of both cancers 01/13/03
bcg treatments 6 times between 02/13/03 and 03/28/03
kidney renal tubular failure in 03/03
exploratory procedure done 04/28/03
invasive high grade not found
low grade surface cancer back and now aggressive

Transitional Cell Carcinoma in-Situ and High Grade

aball@theballgroupinc.com — Wed, 20 Nov 2002 14:23:28 +0100
Transitional Cell Carcinoma in-Situ and High Grade Papillary Urothelial Carcinoma

Diagnosed 11/15/02. Not at high risk based on risk factors. Only possibility second hand smoke from parents. (Occassional cigar but one has to have at least one vice.)

Transurethal resection on 11/19/02. Urologist was "very aggressive" in resecting. Pathology encouraging. Second pathological opinion from Johns Hopkins confirming original pathology. So far,one treatment of Mitomycin a [...]

Right posterior wall bladder tumor

rgdyk@att.net — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 15:50:36 +0100
Right posterior wall bladder tumor

In 1998, my Dad Chester at age 71 was diagnosed with an elevated PSA level. The Urologist at Hackensack University Medical Center, which he was sent to for consultation, told him he was a prime candidate for prostate cancer. The recommendation was to receive Lupron injections and undergo radiation treatments. Additionally upon further recommendation, my Dad chose radiation seed implants to treat the spread of this cancer.

In July- August o [...]

first TUR on 8-2-02 High grade urothelial ca

luntfontaine@aol.com — Thu, 05 Sep 2002 02:49:15 +0100
first TUR on 8-2-02 High grade urothelial carcinoma, invasive into the muscularis propria, arising in association with in situ carcinoma.

first TUR done 8-2-02 after hemmorragic bleeding 2 days earlier passing huge clots (first sign of anything wrong) pathology showed invasion. Went to Memorial Sloan Kettering for a second opinion with a leading oncologist/urologist...he took a larger slice and the path came back.."flat and papillary, high grade. No invasion is seen&q [...]

High Grade, Transitional Cell, Invasive

wmcdowel@earthlink.net — Thu, 06 Jun 2002 14:47:15 +0100
High Grade, Transitional Cell, Invasive

My original ocurrence was in 2000. Had a physical, and was having some urinary problems (mostly going too frequently, having some obstruction). Got referred to a urologist. After a couple of months of looking for bladder infections, CT Scans to check for kidney stones, and various cystoscopies, did a biopsy and TURB in June, 2000. Biopsy revealed a surface cancer, non-invasive, which was removed at the time of the biopsy. Did BCG treatments [...]