My Bladder Cancer Journey

A series of thoughts and ramblings on being diagnosed with and the subsequent treatment of Bladder Cancer. I am NOT a doctor, these notes are my own experiences and thoughts - always seek medical attention from a professional. NEW to this site - Please Start Here http://my-bladder-cancer-journey.blogspot.co.uk/p/start-here.html

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Itching to get back

I'm itching to get back to work in the New Year. By getting back to work I mean actually going to the Office and getting out of the hou...

What is your problem

I've mentioned it before but another example this morning of something that was obviously a major problem in the house and, when you boi...

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Breaking the News

It is the time of year when, bad as I've been all year keeping in touch with folks - I do actually get around to sending off news. I...

No Way - BBC says Bacon Butties give you Bladder Cancer!

Click HERE if you don't believe me. Good grief - I'll never look at a Bacon Butty the same way again now......

A little bit of a heavy article but interesting on BCG

Click HERE Donald L. Lamm, MD has a number of articles, both here and in the bladder cafe and on his own web site which talk about BCG and i...

Superficial Cancer

Is what it is called. I don't see anything superficial about it at all. I think that the term may need adjusting over time as even in ...

Well Being Continues

Again, up with the Lark and feeling good and ready for action. When I work out what the magic ingedient is, I'll let you know. For now,...

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

BCG for Bladder Cancer

One of the best articles I have read about BCG is HERE . The whole web site is extremely useful to understand the disease.

You Know you are getting better when

I thought I'd note down that some normality is returning. After all the things that have happened to me; the blur that has been diagnos...

Book or Blog Titles

Lying around and making notes yesterday it occurred to me that there could be some interesting book titles about Bladder Cancer as opposed t...

Bladder Farts

I know! I had to bring things back to basics. No matter what you say, a Fart is one of the funniest things. My children derive no end of ...

As well as could be expected

I changed the plan yesterday to have the painkillers and anti inflammatories after the 2 hour instilled period and before the side effect ki...

Monday, November 27, 2006

Waiting - You have to do it

I hate the waiting around. I know that I have exactly three hours left before I get the treatment. I suppose that is better than an Operat...

Treatment 4 looms large

I managed to get a reasonable amount of sleep last night. I've found that it is now a good idea to stop drinking lots of water by about...

Sunday, November 26, 2006

Write it Down

I find this blog very therapeutic. Also, you tend to gloss over some of the things that happen to you so writing it down here can bring you...

Preparation for the 4th Treatment

Well -here we go. Getting ready for treatment No4. This time tomorrow I'll be 2/3rds of the way through. 4 down and 2 to go. I'm goi...

I Just wrote my Christmas Newsletters

One for family and friends and one for colleagues and my personal work friends. I have yet to write the family history one - that will be f...

Turning the corner

I am now over half way through my treatment and I can hardly believe it is less than 5 months since I first noticed the symptoms and just 4 ...

Saturday, November 25, 2006

Walking the fine line

There but by the grace of God go I. I have to remember that I am pretty lucky at the moment. I now don't feel unwell and I can feel my ...

What you do with the Bleach :-)

Well - as I tend to think everyone actually knows what I am talking about, I had better make it perfectly clear about the treatment and what...

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