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The Member Blog section is closed. We don’t actively maintain this website anymore, so we cannot check everything that is posted. Unfortunately a lot of commercial spam was posted on the member blogs in the past. We have decided to keep the existing posts, there is a lot of good information in them. Maybe at […]

Had another clean Cysto today :).  Has been over a year without a trace of the cancer.  Will start a final maintenance session (3 treatments) of BCG in the next three weeks.  If interested in details on my story, see my first post on November 9, 2010.  Keep the faith!

Had a further cystoscopy in September 2011 without hitch and did not reveal any recurrence ;D Due for further check in 1 year. Last December was my 3rd occurence of bladder cancer within 4 and the future is a worry, especially considering I have had bowel cancer previously and have an inherited gene that predisposes […]

Hi Went for my 2nd BCG instillation on Wednesday, with no problems.  Discussed my side effects with my doctor. (Chills after 24 hours and minute blood spot on the Tuesday – 6 days after instillation). He said that side effects indicate that the medication is working. (Horay for side effects) This time however my side […]

Hi, my Name is Wendy and I am 51 years old. In April and September 2010 I presented with gross hermaturia. Went to my GP (general practioner) and after a urine test she prescribed an antibiotic for a UTI. After 2 days on both occasions the bleeding stopped. Then in February 2011 it started again. […]

I have as of today reached the 1 year anniversary since my diagnosis. Stage 1, non muscle bladder cancer. I am 45 years old. I underwent two resection/biopsies with mitromyicin and a 6 week induction with BCG. So far, a year later I am clean.  I am wondering about others experience with the BCG treatment. […]

I'm new to the Bladder Cancer WebCafe but I have been reading many blogs and infromation from it since my diagnosis in March 2011. A great site! I'm a 52 year old female in great health and very active. I had been diagnosed with Ta Grade 1 and  immediately started BCG. After the second biopsy […]

On 9/13 my father (60) was just diagnoised with bladder cancer.  He has had blood in his urine off and on for over a year.  Of course the Dr that he went to told him it was just a UTI and gave him meds for it.  Last month he was in severe pain and the […]

Hi:  I am caring for a significant other who has stage 4 bladder cancer with mets to the bone.  I was wondering what I might expect when it comes to the end for him.  Will he have gross blood in his urine?  Anyone have any experience with this?  Thanks.  Terry

My husband lost his battle with bladder cancer on 8-24-2011, I miss him so much but know that he is not in pain and is not suffering. God will take of you in heaven Rick