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Prostate cancer AND bladder cancer - any others with both?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Aug 23 9:16am | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
UPDATE since 4/23!! Husband went in for tests prior to surgery and they discovered he had a PE in his lower right lobe so hospitalized with heparin and cancelled surgery. Put him on blood thinners and did six weeks BCG treatments. Every 3 mo did cystoscopy and scraped and burned small spots if possible cancer in bladder. Did a prostate MRI in late Oct and discovered his prostate was FULL of cancer (three large tumors and invaded to nerve bundles) so it had become urgent to do surgery (non nerve sparing). He has decided against bladder removal and urostomy bag until bladder cancer returns full force (doctor agrees).
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That was quite a turnaround @mselby1847 but it has saved his bladder for now. That PE risk with bladder cancer is very real. My husband was on blood thinners until his bladder was removed and all cancer gone. Prostate was removed with that surgery as well and he did have a low grade cancer present there. I hope your husband's cancer remains under control for many years. Did he need to have chemo due to the invasiveness of his prostate cancer? My husband is now on every 6 month CT scans watching for metastatic disease. He has had lots of issues and complications from neobladder surgery but is still glad he chose that over urostomy.