dianer57

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• dianer57 has replied to a post on the message board

  I would go right away.  I had blood in my urine also and it was a bladder cancer.  They did not catch it with a urine test.  I had a cystoscopic exam .  This way they can rule it out or confirm if you need more done.  I was lucky I persisted in them testing as I should not have been bleeding.  No pain so I did not think it would be from the urethra.  I thought it was from the vagina...

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  I had chemo every three weeks  for 4 rounds.  I had taxotere and carbo .  I did not have too rough a time with them.  I had my surgery in Sept and started chemo late in November after healing up from the surgery.  I had my surgery in St Cloud MN and was satisfied with it.  My oncologist is also from St Cloud at the Coborn Cancer Center.  I will know how successful this was treating ...

  March 25, 2012 view post

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  I am having an MRI in April as follow up after my chemo treatments .  I had finished chemo treatments in late Jan.  They are doing this instead of a PET scan and I think I will have a scan every 3 months to start out with. then q 6 months, then every year.  I also had a chest ct post op.  They found a small spot but it was nothing after I had a biopsy .  Seems it was a shadow.  I am so ...

  March 22, 2012 view post

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  I was wondering how often you had chemo treatments over the 6 months.?  I am sorry it has returned for you.  I have my first MRI to see how my chem of four treatments has worked to hold it at bay or kill any existing cells.  My surgery was removing 1/3 of my bladder and the tube of course, and many lymph glands.  I had all clear margins after the surgery. yes, it is too bad we are such a rare cas...

  January 30, 2012 view post

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  I am a female 70 years old whom was diagnosed in Sept .  Had surgery and am now on chemo.  I am trying to get in touch with others that have been recently diagnosed to see what dhemo treatments you have encountered.  I am on taxotere and carbo one treatment every three weeks. times four.  I have one more to go.  I had another Dr prescribe a harsher treatment but opted for my younger Dr's plan...

  January 19, 2012 view discussion