I have a tumour in the bladder which requires an operation. it is situated in the neck of the bladder , in the urethra and difficult to treat using methods usually used which involve scrapping and flushing, so instead the plan is to take remove the bladder and urethra and reconstruct using a bit of my gut . The operation is planned to take place at Karolinska where they are experts in dealing with this kind of surgery .
There are several bladder solutions available but nothing that can be decided at this stage . I get the impression the plan looks rather like a flow chart , if this ... then that .....etc To be decided as we go along. It might entail a bag on the stomach or self-catheterisation through the urethra . As I understand it , the new bladder will not be able to express urine as a bladder usually does.
Meetings, further tests and hospital appointments await .
It is a big operation and can be done by key hole or abdominal surgery. This is also to be decided by the team at Karolinska Hospital and involves a long convalescence period , but I hope to be fit to travel in the spring.
Included in the treatment plan is one chemo before the operation as a precaution to shrink the tumour . The say I won’t lose hair and should feel ok after a week .
I have half a dozen tests lined up in the next couple of weeks . Appointments with urologists , CT scans , kidney checks .
Diagnosis : Urinary bladder cancer.
The tumour hasn’t grown in so deep , It is microscopic but quite aggressive so they don’t want it to spread.
Tough treatment but curable .
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