December 12, 2009 3 pm Busy Saturday at Tea Market. Doug called me at work. "Guess what, I just had blood in my urine" Wow! What could that mean? Go to "Urgent Care", see what they say... They said, "possible bladder infection or UTI..." Cipro, 2 times per day... and wait....
Sunday we went to church and then to lunch... seemed to clear up a bit. Hopeful it was an infection and the antibiotics were working. Monday, no go! More blood worse than before... passing blood clots.
Wednesday CT scan and appt. with Urologist Dr. West. Out patient surgery scheduled for Thursday 12/17/09. Thursday; tumor discovered and removed, turned into overnight stay... Now we wait for pathology and more information regarding the tumor.
Monday 12/28/09 phone call from Dr. West pathology complete, diagnosis of bladder cancer: Myxoid Leiomyosarcoma. Rare tumor, .01 percent of all cancers are this type. Only 18 reported cases, none in the bladder...
About Me
- Billings Bladder Blog
- Doug was diagnosed with bladder cancer and cured via surgery. He wishes to share his story and give hope to others with faith and humor.
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