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Any other females here with bladder cancer in their 50s?
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Stay strong. I was 54 yo in June when I found out I had muscle invasive bladder cancer. I did three months of chemo and my bladder was replaced with a neobladder in early November. I just started immunotherapy today. If you are otherwise healthy, I would suggest educating yourself about a neobladder to see if it is an option for you. I had never even heard of it!
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So I also ended up getting a neobladder as the surgeon said I was a good candidate. I just had the catheder removed yesterday and sadly am not able to stop urine from flowing on its own. I am trying pelvic exercises but it has only been 2 full days. Did you have any problems afterwards?
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Can I ask why the chemo first? I only ask because the tumor that remains is 5cm in my bladder wall and they were not able to remove it with the other 3 tumors on the 20th of December, so I am just curious why the chemo before removing the bladder as to just something after it is out to make sure it is all gone and nothing is left to spread elsewhere. I don't mean to sound rude, I am just curious why they may not just remove my bladder first.