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Small cell carcinoma of the bladder (SCCB): anyone else?

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@richardab

Hi Jas and Lori, had my TURBT yesterday. Being out of it after, I didn't really get an idea from the surgeon how extensive the tumor was. Before the surgery, though, he said that if he had to go deep into the wall, he would not use mitomycin as it could cause damage to tissues treated in that way. So mitomycin was used. Catheter but it was taken out about 40 minutes after I woke up and the mitomycin removed (it was purple!). He left in a stent from my right kidney to my bladder, will be in for about 2 weeks. Lots of bladder spasming, blood clots and blood last night when urinating; it's getting better. I have a follow-up in about 2 weeks to remove the stent and get the results of the biopsies. Thanks for all your kind words and support.

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naturalebyjas | @naturalebyjas | Jan 27 11:41am

Good morning Richard,

Thank you for letting us know. So the surgery went smoothly for you and I’m glad this is behind you!. My husband didn’t have stent after the surgery. Our experience is that if you drink large volume of water daily during the first week after the surgery, it helps alleviate the spasms and the burning sensation. My husband drank one gallon of water everyday, to a point he couldn’t look at the water anymore at the end of the day. Of course you will have frequent urination, plenty of water helps flush out the clots, blood and the rest of the toxins. Try to avoid coffee during the first week and of course finish all your water intake at least 4 or 5 hours before bedtime.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you, it can be stressful while waiting for the biopsy, now looking back, I’d say, maintaining a positive outlook can make things a bit easier. It is definitely easier said than done. We tried meditation, he said it helped him a great deal some days, but there were days he just could not bring his mind to focus on the here and now.

Get plenty of rest, please do not hesitate to reach out, I can be a listening ear at the very least.

Jas

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