I was diagnosed with stage IV bladder cancer in April 0f 2012. I was 34 years old. I had been in and out of the hospital prior to that because I could not urinate. As it turned out, I had tumors wrapped around part of my bladder. When the doctor
Stories: Young adult
Ben Manages an Unexpected Diagnosis
It all started in December of 2017. I was at a wedding and I urinated some blood. It was not a lot, but it had me worried. My wife is a nurse practitioner, so anything medical I go to her. I told her, “I literally just urinated blood. What should
Megan is Following Her Dream
It was in 2016, I was 25 and in Physician Assistant (PA) School. I believe it started around the summertime, and I just kept feeling like I was having the classic urinary tract infection (UTI) symptoms. But I had no hematuria and I actually worked for a gynecologist at the
Father and Daughter are Unlikely BCG Buddies
While older men are the most likely to be diagnosed with bladder cancer, imagine our surprise when BCAN met Mike Bartlett and his daughter Kristin Hoisington at the 2018 Houston Walk to End Bladder Cancer. Fifty-seven-year-old Mike was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2016, after his primary care physician sent him to a urologist to determine the cause of the
Curtis is Crushing Bladder Cancer
My symptoms started with me urinating more frequently than usual and feeling tired from time to time; however, the symptoms would come and go. In February 2015, I had a TURP which showed Papillary urothelial carcinoma, low grade with foci suspicious for subepithelial invasion. A rare fragment of muscle, with
Brenda’s Road to Cancer Freedom
In December 2001, my life changed when I was diagnosed with bladder cancer. In the summer of 2001, I noticed urinary changes that I attributed to turning 48 years old. Continency and frequency became issues and my urine turned cloudy with a tinge of darkish red from time to time.
Rick’s Neobladder Story
Like others, I had symptoms without a bladder cancer diagnosis for some time – urgency and frequency for eighteen months. I had discussed both with my physician after about nine months. He said that I was getting old (I was only 48!) and my father had prostate cancer. Knowing that
Jeff’s Story
Only 30 at the time of his diagnosis, Jeff is not your typical bladder cancer patient. Now four years and three children after his diagnosis, Jeff views his experience as an opportunity to raise awareness as well as funds to support research to end bladder cancer. After noticing blood in
Anna
Diagnosed in 2008 at age 41 with bladder cancer In August, 2008, I was diagnosed with bladder cancer. At the time, I was a 41-year-old physically fit non-smoker and, like most, thought that bladder cancer was a disease that only affected male senior citizens. Before my diagnosis, following a bout
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