Glad your cystoscopies are clear. There could very well be a potential bladder cancer link to the mRNA Covid vaccine. I don't know if we will ever know for sure the extent of the vaccine damage. Luckily, I did not get the vaccine. As for being Vegan: It is the diet of choice for longevity and cancer prevention, however, once cancer is present in your body, the ketogenic diet is recommended. There has been so much research done lately on the effects of ketones on the body. Most experts agree cancer needs sugar to thrive. Ketones replace carbs for energy and starve the cancer. It’s a better form of energy for us as well. Since all carbs breakdown into sugar, high carb diets like the vegan diet can be problematic. Thomas Seyfried, a biologist at Boston College who has studied cancer for over 30 years publishes a lot of articles on cancer and its relationship to food. I trust his studies as he is not selling anything, just sharing data and insights. In 2019, my cancer turned high grade. After undergoing a TURBT, I adopted a very strict keto diet. A year later, I was cancer free, but still, my oncologist suggested I start Keytruda. At the time, there was only about one year of data on it , so I respectfully declined and told him I will continue my keto diet as it seems to be working for me. I could almost see his eyes roll. I stayed on the keto diet for over 4 years with no recurrence. I thought I was out of the woods. Gradually, I relaxed on the diet, started drinking coffee, eating lots of desserts, breads, everything I loved. And now, the cancer is back. NMIBC in situ. So, after TURBT, I will go back on keto. Don’t love it but I’m a believer. And here’s the twist: I just went back to see my oncologist. Turns out he was diagnosed with gastric cancer is now on the ketogenic diet!