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No contest …. (not sure if one wants to be a ‘winner’ in this category). Like you, extensive but low grade, non-invasive. Eight turbts since September 2016 (and here I thought I was special!) …. BCG earlier this year proved ineffective, now on gemcitabine (4/6) treatments thus far/no serious side effects. Urinary incontinence the major on-going issue …. All the best, Michael
After first BCG six-week session completed, cystoscopy indicated return of cancer so I had endured my eighth TURBT last week (one resident claims he is tired of seeing me). Oncologist/urologist indicated next phase will involve chemo (gemcitabine). Awaiting pathology results at the moment … Nighttime incontinence continues; now afflicted with occasional daytime ‘surge’ incontinence. Okay, I know it’s not a July Calendar entry but thought I would attempt to sneak a question in: anything I should know about gemcitabine as a treatment? Regards to all ….
Nightingale, thank you for the reply and the cancer.net link …. I have advised my oncologist/urologist of this issue …
Greetings from what used to be called the “Wet’ Coast … you know, Vancouver and the Lower Mainland where many in the Prairies dreamt of being during the winter? We, too, are enduring a miserable snowy and cold February … the temperature at YVR even got down to -8 degrees C one evening!! (I can just sense the outrage of some forum members in Saskatchewan building …).
After my 7th bladder resection over sixteen months (tumors recurring but still non-invasive) I am scheduled for the first six-week round of BCG treatments commencing in early March. I have been reassured that it remains the gold standard for treatment. Too bad there’s not a gold standard treatment for nighttime urinary incontinence. Is this condition common after several Turbt’s …? Or am I unique? (Don’t bother replying that I’m different; my family has repeatedly assured me of that ….). Regards to all and here’s to an early Spring!
First time commenter. Many thanks to forum members for their insightful and helpful comments ….. I have had endured six TURBTs over the past twelve months (extensive tumors ranging from low to high grade, non-invasive) and, after a recent cystoscopy, have a seventh resection scheduled for January. My oncologist/urologist indicated BCG as a possibility. Any comments re: the efficacy of BCG would be welcome.
