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Bladder Cancer?
by: Dean on Mon, Mar 09 2009
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I am 44 and have been suffering from urgency and BPH type problems for about 6 months. Doc prescribed FloMax and that really helped, but I still felt that I needed to get a deeper test to see what is going on so my doc performed the scope test.

Good thing he did because he found a very small tumor in my bladder that was unexpected. I am now going in for surgery in Mar 09 to have the tumor removed and also to have a TUIP performed on my prostate.

The doc said I have a 50/50 chance it is bladder cancer. I have done a ton of research on the web and I have yet to find any info on benign tumors of the bladder. This is leading me to believe that I dont have a 50/50 chance, but really there is no such thing as a benign tumor in the bladder and that I have bladder cancer

My prognosis is good, the doc believes it is small and that after I have it out, I should be OK and will just have to monitor it every 3 months.

I am alittle nervous about this, but I am glad it was caught early.


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  1. Tue, Aug 18 2009
    Your situation sounds like mine 5 years ago. There was a tumor. Doctor removed it plus he took tissue samples from three other areas for biopsy. No ma...Read
  2. Fri, Jul 31 2009
    I was 44 ,when I saw blood in my urin. One week later I had surgery. Bladder and Prostate Cancer.That was 25 years ago! I am wearing a bag. NO PROB...Read

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  • Bladder Cancer? - by Dean - (Mon, Mar 09 2009)
    I am 44 and have been suffering from urgency and BPH type problems for about 6 months. [more..]

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