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Bladder Chemo, anyone experienced this?

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Hi, Had kidney out last april all went ok, told I had only a 15% chance of cancer returning but now during check up 2 tumors were removed from my bladder after which i was told that I should have a course of chemo direct into my bladder via catheter (urggggg ) once a week for six weeks . Has anyone gone through this and would be willing to share their experience as I have'nt been able to decide as yet whether to go ahead with it .

                                                               Thank you  G.Pops 

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    Hi. Sorry for your diagnosis! If you have a low grade tumor then they most often remove then treat with Mitomycin which is a Chemo drug instilled through urinary catheter. So if that is what has been suggested then I would accept the treatment! Bladder cancer has a high recurrence rate so going through the discomfort of catheter and maybe some burning sensation is better than risking muscle invasive cancer! I, the same as Lorraine, had high grade bladder cancer and 16 doses of bcg, as the chemo drug is ineffective against CIS, and although the side effects of that were torturous I had to go through it to give myself the best chance. I hope you manage to make the right decision for you and wish you luck. x

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    Hi. Sorry for your diagnosis! If you have a low grade tumor then they most often remove then treat with Mitomycin which is a Chemo drug instilled through urinary catheter. So if that is what has been suggested then I would accept the treatment! Bladder cancer has a high recurrence rate so going through the discomfort of catheter and maybe some burning sensation is better than risking muscle invasive cancer! I, the same as Lorraine, had high grade bladder cancer and 16 doses of bcg, as the chemo drug is ineffective against CIS, and although the side effects of that were torturous I had to go through it to give myself the best chance. I hope you manage to make the right decision for you and wish you luck. x

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