Cancer Sucks!

So my doc went up my wang yesterday (btw, it wasn't as bad as everyone thinks) and found a "large cancerous tumor" on the inside wall of my bladder. He wants to go in the first week of December and cut out as much as he can. He is optimistic that it is not an aggressive cancer and is not deep into the muscle tissue. If it is deep, he's talking about removing the bladder and doing the chemo/radiation bs. That's really not something I'm willing to do.

I do have full faith in my doctor. He's from India, still fairly young and energetic and speaks perfect English. He does this stuff all the time. I don't think he was giving me false hope when he says he's optimistic for the outcome.

I met a new lady friend and we're really hitting off. The job is going good.

So other can this cancer shit, things are picking up.

Yeah, not a big fan of cancer. Hopefully it works out well for you.

So sorry to hear about the tumor. I hope your doc is right and the recovery will be successful.

Good luck to you and your new lady friend.

Man, I always hate when someone gets cancer. I will add you to my nightly list of cancer patients that I pray for.

Quick update: the doc went back in up my wang (this time, they gave me general anesthetic) and took out a tumor about the size of a ping pong ball. He says everything went very well, have a followup next week. He took some other samples and we'll see what the pathologist says. He also put in a stint in the tube coming down from the right kidney; says it was blocked. It burns a good bit but I can now pee like a racehorse! I.P. Freely!!!

And many thanks for the nice thoughts and prayers. It really makes a difference.

Good news! Positive vibes coming your way!

good to hear. I've had doctors go up my wang to try to crush kidney stones and anesthesia or not, it's no fun. Hope you can piss sans burn soon! and good luck with pathology

Fuck cancer. that's all I can say.

Damn man that sucks. Hopefully they got you all straightened out!

"Noninvasive high-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma. No evidence of invasive carcinoma."

So good news from the pathologist! They think he cut out all of the bad stuff. He showed me a pic of what he cut out. It's not pretty. Doc wants to go back in February and take another sample or two, just to make sure. Also wants to leave behind a CBC, (Chemo for Bladder Cancer). Basically a chemo kit attacking just the local area inside the bladder. Not something that gets injected into the blood stream and may attack other parts of the body. The only thing is that he'll have to go back in up my wang again. It's getting to be like Grand Central frickin Station down there. It took probably 10 days this last time before I could pee without any discomfort. But hey, I can live with that.

Wow! I am very happy that you are making significant progress here. You and jitbob should start a support group!

JaxSon, man that shit really sucks. I was diagnosed with bladder cancer in January 2012. I filled the toilet with blood one night and that was really hard to ignore. Like you I was fortunate in that it, thankfully, hadn't escaped the bladder wall. I fully understand the fear and heartache this brings to everyone who loves you and the mind destroying this diagnosis brings with it. My cancer is the most aggressive type so it has never been "if" it comes back but "when" it comes back, and it has many times. For the first few years I had tumors cut out 2, 3 or even 4 times a year so yes it really did feel like Grand Central Station down there. On the bright side some of those nurses were very pretty (wink, wink). BCG treatments, burning sensations, poor bladder control, hell I've been through the ringer even had blood clots completely block my urinary tract ( that one took morphine and emergency surgery, nothing like waking up in the cancer ward) But throughout all of that and more, I never lost faith.
I guess that's my point, never lose faith. I haven't had a tumor in over a year, no surgeries in a little longer than that and my cystography's have been reduced from every 3 months to every 6 months. Did I tell you that I hate that F'n BCG shit? Really don't like it, always ends up sending me to the ER, usually about week 5, so I've been refusing it. Foolish of me? well probably but so be it. Bye the bye, I am otherwise strong and healthy. If I can do this thing, I have every faith that you can too.

How about some good news. Latest biopsy results shows no sign of cancer. I was facing that BCG routine if things turned out differently. I was also thinking about refusing that. As it stands now, I don't have to worry about that.
Another bit of good news, my 28 year old daughter is getting married for the first time next week.
Life is good.

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Originally Posted by JaxSon

How about some good news. Latest biopsy results shows no sign of cancer. I was facing that BCG routine if things turned out differently. I was also thinking about refusing that. As it stands now, I don't have to worry about that.
Another bit of good news, my 28 year old daughter is getting married for the first time next week.
Life is good.

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AWESOME NEWS!

Great news!

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Originally Posted by JaxSon

How about some good news. Latest biopsy results shows no sign of cancer. I was facing that BCG routine if things turned out differently. I was also thinking about refusing that. As it stands now, I don't have to worry about that.
Another bit of good news, my 28 year old daughter is getting married for the first time next week.
Life is good.

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That's awesome, congrats!!

Fantastic! I may be a bit late, but that news makes my day.

I haven't been here in a long time my friend, but I'm glad you are doing well. Still hope we could have a drink or two in San Antonio some day, but things are a mess on my end as well. All the same you have my best wishes and my prayers. Stay strong.