On 9/13/2007
Bloomin64 wrote:
Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having reoccurance of the bladder cancer. I was P3N0M0 at bladder removal/neobladder in March 2007. I also did 4 rounds of cisplatin/gemzar. You did not say how many lymphnodes were removed at cystectomy - they took 25 on me. I have an enlarged node near the aorta - it is not operable or even able to be biopsied as it is too close to the aorta. I am getting my 6 month check soon and they are doing a full body ct to measure it. Please post and let me know how you are doing and what they are doing, Best to you, Holly
Dear Holly,
Thanks for answering my message. I do not remember being told how many nodes were removed when I had the opertion, but it was not much and was negative.
I got the Cisplat/gem as a "preventive" treatment incase there were some cells out there. Every three month I had the routine post-chemo test, which included blood and urine [FISH] test, CTScan of the abdomen, Full body nuclear bone scan. Now a year later it looks there were some and they did not respond to the Cisplat/Gem.
I am about to begin an other regimen of chemo; MVAC. It is much more agressive and I hope it will work. It will take 3 -4 month to complete this chemo and after that we'll see.
George