@colleenyoung, thanks for calling me into this fascinating story from @nythriver. It is so encouraging to know about creative ways for cancer survivors to resume living as they had hoped. My bladder cancers -- a dozen small ones -- were epithelial when they were discovered hidden behind prostate tissue that had grown into my bladder. Fortunately, I had a TURP procedure to remove the excess prostate tissue while the hidden cancers were still young and barely threatening. In over seven years since then, no more tumors have appeared on what are now annual cystoscopies -- thanks to BCG therapy (which uses a biological agent to clear potentially malignant cells from the bladder lining) for six weeks after the surgery. Like @nythriver, I'm living an essentially normal life and wake up every morning to plan another part of the next 20 years of my life.

Your post gave my husband some much-needed hope. He will have another scope on March 9, which will determine if he gets to keep his bladder or not. The closer we get to The Day, the more anxious he becomes, and reading your post made him smile. Thank you!