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Thank you so much for your response. My husband just received his diagnosis last week but...

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Discussion: Newly Diagnosed: How to avoid leakage with catheter?

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Apr 29 12:21pm

@hummelb99 it sounds like you are already with a top level medical Center. The surgery to...

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Discussion: Bladder Cancer Group: Introduce yourself and connect with others

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: May 1 9:03am

@robertconnelly Initially I would point out that I had prostate cancer in 11/2000. It was cut...

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Discussion: Neobladder or Ileal Conduit, unsure

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: May 5 1:46pm

Husband diagnosed with high grade bladder cancer. Has had BCG treatments and surgery to remove a...

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Discussion: Bladder Cancer Group: Introduce yourself and connect with others

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: May 11 12:48am

I have been dealing with prostate cancer since 2023. I had an RARP in 2023. The...

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Discussion: Prostate cancer AND bladder cancer - any others with both?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 4 3:53pm

@colleenyoung First thank you so much for asking and the interest. That alone makes me more...

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Discussion: Bladder Cancer Group: Introduce yourself and connect with others

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Apr 22 3:47pm

I cannot offer advice, but I can recommend you see your primary and request an abdominal...

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Discussion: Are these symptoms of bladder cancer ?

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Feb 25 6:49pm

I was diagnosed with bladder cancer at age 84 and had two six-week immunotherapy treatment sessions...

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Discussion: Opting for no treatment

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Mar 25 5:10pm

@heavyphil thanks for your response. I had a cystoscopy with TURBT yesterday. Urologist said it is...

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Discussion: Prostate cancer AND bladder cancer - any others with both?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 7 8:16am

I learned that I had a fast growing type of bladder cancer that is unrelated to...

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Discussion: Prostate cancer AND bladder cancer - any others with both?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 10 2:05pm

@looking4elk My husband had MIBC and went with getting Cisplatin/Gemcitabine chemo treatments before he had the...

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Discussion: What are best options for bladder removal?

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Mar 3 2:47pm

@sbassmeister, there are a few members who have both prostate cancer and bladder cancer. You may...

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Discussion: Bladder Cancer Group: Introduce yourself and connect with others

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Mar 4 1:40pm

Hello @yellowjacket. My husband had radical cystectomy with neobladder 4 years ago. He had a myriad...

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Discussion: How does the loss of the bladder effect travel and intimacy?

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Feb 23 8:18am

My Husband is 81 and in good health othere than now being diagnosed with non invasive...

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Discussion: Stage 1 Bladder Cancer: Anyone had treatment with Gemcitabine?

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Feb 3, 2024

Thank you for those kind remarks. The whole thing is kind of surreal to me because...

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Discussion: Husband diagnosed with bladder cancer: I feel so alone

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Dec 21, 2023

Gordy, all this information I’m sure is daunting but my husband had both his prostate and...

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Discussion: Bladder Cancer: How is a urostomy connected?

Support Group: Ostomy & J-Pouch

Posted: Oct 31, 2023

Hi @mpuap, it is so hard to find connections when diagnosed with a rare cancer. There...

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Discussion: Urothelial adenocarcinoma

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Jun 11, 2023

I have both! I am 83 years old and was diagnosed with prostate cancer about 12...

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Discussion: Prostate cancer AND bladder cancer - any others with both?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 8, 2023

It is my husband who has bladder cancer. Difficult case. 17 years (and 10 surgeries TURB)...

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Discussion: Any transplant recipients get chemo for bladder cancer?

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Aug 3, 2021

@daddyroxx2025 Okay let's calm down and take a breath. I'm going to tell you that I...

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Discussion: What is Life like after Bladder Removal?

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Nov 13, 2025