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Stage 1 Bladder Cancer: Anyone had treatment with Gemcitabine?

Bladder Cancer | Last Active: Jan 11 5:23pm | Replies (42)
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@plugger

I live in Australia but my treatment has been similar. Dx in 2016, had TURBT followed firstly by 12 installations of BCG. Sort further opinion and had another 12 installations of BCG. Cancer still present so switched to Mitomycin for 12 installations so then switched to Gemcitabine and at last success. Even though I had 18 installations I experienced a lot of pain during each procedure. The bladder didn’t like the treatment and tried hard to reject it, mostly with good success but eventually I have been in remission for 18 months and go to see my Urologist next month.
I have read other reports were patients had no issues at all with Gemcitabine, we are all different and I wish your husband every success so he can return to being free from this obstinate cancer.

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fay48 | @fay48 | Jan 2 5:48am

Hi Plugger, my Sister is about to have another TURBT and her Urologist is going to give her a Mitomycin wash, would you mind telling me how the Mitomycin is paid for here in Australia? is it charged seperately to the TURBT or as part of the surgery? hope you don't mind me asking. She has private health cover, but we are not sure if they will cover the cost of the Mitomycin. Her TURBT will be performed in a private hospital. Hope you are going OK? what a journey this bladder cancer is.

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