Managing bladder cancer after TURBT: What's next for elderly patients?
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8 days agoI’m here on behalf of my 97-year-old mother. She had a Turbt on 9/12 and a rupture on 9/14. We have not even started to think about treatment because we are waiting for the rupture to heal. Obviously we don’t want anything aggressive. They were not able to get all of it, but they did get a good portion of it. Any advice or experience is appreciated: INVASIVE HIGH-GRADE UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA WITH SQUAMOUS DIFFERENTIATION. NO DEFINITIVE MUSCULARIS PROPRIA IDENTIFIED. GROSS DESCRIPTION A. "bladder tumor" and consists of a 4.4 x 2.3 x 0.8 cm aggregate of tan-white t rubbery to friable soft tissue admixed with brown-red clotted blood. Follow up imaging Said this about what’s remaining and it’s all I know for now: 1.4 cm irregular right anterior bladder wall mass, suspicious for bladder malignancy
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8 days agoCaring for a 97-year-old parent after a bladder tumor removal and a complication is a lot to handle, and it makes sense to focus on healing first. Questions about what comes next after TURBT for elderly patients are best talked through with her urologist or oncology team, who can explain which options fit her health and her goals for comfort. Many families find it helpful to write down questions before appointments, such as how treatment might affect daily life and what a gentler, comfort-focused approach could look like. Others in this Just Diagnosed With Bladder Cancer community may be willing to share what they learned while supporting an older loved one, and you are welcome to keep sharing updates here.
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