Bladder Cancer
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Just checking in- had my surgery today, the doctor's office called me and changed my surgery to Friday. Boy am I in some pain...don't remember it hurting like this before 
The doctor was really optimistic that this was a success. I will know more in q couple if weeks if its all draining well. So two more weeks of the tube in my back, then hopefully I can get back to normal!! Thanks for your support here, it jeans a lot :)
The doctor was really optimistic that this was a success. I will know more in q couple if weeks if its all draining well. So two more weeks of the tube in my back, then hopefully I can get back to normal!! Thanks for your support here, it jeans a lot :)
ScarletBegonias
Dagobah Resident
Thanks for the update, Angela. Hope you are feeling better soon. 
Scarlet said:Thanks for the update, Angela. Hope you are feeling better soon.
I'll second that. And I'm sorry to hear it had to be so painful this time.
Angela said:Just checking in- had my surgery today, the doctor's office called me and changed my surgery to Friday. Boy am I in some pain...don't remember it hurting like this before
I hope this surgery is going to be a success and that you won't have to go through this anymore. I wish you a quick and good recovery.
I'll second that, here's wishing you a successful recovery and surgery.Belibaste said:Angela said:Just checking in- had my surgery today, the doctor's office called me and changed my surgery to Friday. Boy am I in some pain...don't remember it hurting like this before
I hope this surgery is going to be a success and that you won't have to go through this anymore. I wish you a quick and good recovery.
Guardian
The Cosmic Force
Angela said:Just checking in- had my surgery today, the doctor's office called me and changed my surgery to Friday. Boy am I in some pain...don't remember it hurting like this before
Sorry you're hurting hon! It does make sense that getting cut on would hurt more than a balloon. Hopefully this will be the end of it!
Is there anything you need?
Hi everyone, thanks for all the well wishes. I am still quite sore and uncomfortable, but its getting a bit better.
I can't think of anything I need, just the support I get here is always the best. I have tried to keep a positive attitude through this whole thing, but now and then I get a little down. It is nice to come here and see everyone that is behind me. I find myself thinking, is there something else I could be doing to heal myself? I used to believe that the reason that I had bladder cancer was because I was literally pissed off in my life. I don't feel that way so much anymore, so what else could I do. Maybe this is just a physical problem due to scar tissue and there isn't any emotional ties. I dunno. Just been doing a lot of thinking in all my down time the last few days.
The doctor put a stent inside of me that goes from my bladder, up through my ureter, into my kidney, and out my back to a drainage bag. In a week I will be capping off the hose in my back, and we will see if it starts draining well back into my bladder. If that goes well, after 2 weeks they will remove my stent and place a tube just from my kidney out through my back so I will have an emergency drain until its all certain that its working well. Then I should be completely tube free. If it doesn't work, I believe I will be having major surgery to rebuild my bladder, and if that doesn't work, the doctor said I would have to have the tube out my back from my kidney forever. (nephrostomy tube) I am trying to remain positive, and I do have a good feeling that it will work. I truly am happy to be alive, and I have had no reoccurence of cancer. So I keep that thought always in my mind, and to be thankful for what I do have...it could always be worse!!
Laura said:
I can't think of anything I need, just the support I get here is always the best. I have tried to keep a positive attitude through this whole thing, but now and then I get a little down. It is nice to come here and see everyone that is behind me. I find myself thinking, is there something else I could be doing to heal myself? I used to believe that the reason that I had bladder cancer was because I was literally pissed off in my life. I don't feel that way so much anymore, so what else could I do. Maybe this is just a physical problem due to scar tissue and there isn't any emotional ties. I dunno. Just been doing a lot of thinking in all my down time the last few days.
The doctor put a stent inside of me that goes from my bladder, up through my ureter, into my kidney, and out my back to a drainage bag. In a week I will be capping off the hose in my back, and we will see if it starts draining well back into my bladder. If that goes well, after 2 weeks they will remove my stent and place a tube just from my kidney out through my back so I will have an emergency drain until its all certain that its working well. Then I should be completely tube free. If it doesn't work, I believe I will be having major surgery to rebuild my bladder, and if that doesn't work, the doctor said I would have to have the tube out my back from my kidney forever. (nephrostomy tube) I am trying to remain positive, and I do have a good feeling that it will work. I truly am happy to be alive, and I have had no reoccurence of cancer. So I keep that thought always in my mind, and to be thankful for what I do have...it could always be worse!!
