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OH NO! TIMBY HAS RETURNED! LATEST UPDATE.

Sorry to hear this, wishing you the best
 
Hope all goes smoothly, its a worrying time but good that it was spotted and is in hand now. Good luck.
 
Sorry to hear this and know the waiting to find out what you are dealing with is so hard. Be gentle with yourself x
 
I'm sorry to hear Timby has returned, must have been a shock to find him hiding in there, but hopefully they'll dispatch him as quickly as possible. Hope it all goes well and they evict him swiftly and painlessly x
 
wirralass said:
Well my CT Scan went well on Tuesday & when I saw the Specialist on Thursday he gave me the good news that it was clear & nothing untoward had showed up.

Then the Specialist took a looksy in my bladder via a flexible tube with camera (Cystoscopy) ugh! 😱(Thought I'd add some gory detail here!) As I watched the whole procedure on a monitor I saw something unusual on the wall of my bladder. OMG. I think the Specialist was equally as shocked as I heard him draw in a deep breath. He had only moments ago mentioned that my CT Scan was clear. How can this be I wondered?

I instantly recognised what it was because something similar had occurred 11 years ago. Oh no, TIMBY (Tumour In My Bladder.Yikes!) has returned and I think its only natural that the first word that springs to mind is - Cancer.

I'm feeling pretty upset right now but trying to hold it together. No point in dwelling on it & the sooner Timby is removed the better. Now I await a date to be admitted into hospital for surgery which will be within the next two weeks.

I have wrongly neglected my diabetes for about 2 weeks now even tho my bgls are stable, as my mind has been consumed with another health issue that's been hanging around for just over 12 months - and its because of this that these investigations came about.

I can only say thank goodness for this forum & it's peeps as it has given me a chance to 'free up' my mind & give me a little peace from my ongoing health issues.
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WL...TIMBY is most definitely not welcome...squatting where he has no right to be...what happened to him last time...that's right... he got his backside kicked into touch...think he would have learned his lesson!!!...fingers crossed the intruder leaves without fuss...obstinance (have I spelt that right)...or delay...keep us updated.
 
Hope all goes well and the culprit is banished never to return.
 
Wishing you all the best Wirralass, keeping everything crossed for you xx
 
Thank you so much everyone I haven't thanked already & to those I have - it really does mean a lot to me that you're there virtually holding my hand through a difficult time ((hugs)) x
 
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Hope the surgery goes well - thank goodness your doctor was thorough and didn't just rely on the CT scan. xx
 
UPDATE.
So..I received a letter for admission to hospital which is 06 April 🙂 - then the next day I received a letter giving the date of my pre-ops assessment - great - but wait for it - the 11 April!!! The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing it seems! Now I do try to work wonders some of the time but I don't think I i can do an a..e about face on this one 😱 I rang the hospital - waited ages to speak to someone - now mad & tapping my fingers - but then a flippin answering machine took my message - even more mad! (Why is it these days that we can never get to speak to anyone?) Received a letter the next day with rescheduled apointment for my pre-ops date 29 March. So far so good.

I'm beginning to feel a bit nervous now - I'm no spring chicken anymore and I'm concerned about having a general anaesthetic at my age :(Think I'll speak with my GP to allay my fears - that's of course if I can get an appointment!
 
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wirralass said:
Update - So..I received a letter for admission to hospital which is 06 April 🙂 - then the next day I received a letter giving the date of my pre-ops assessment - great - but wait for it - the 11 April!!!
Now I do try to work wonders some of the time but I don't think i can do an a...e about face on this one 😱 I rang the hospital - waited ages to speak to someone - now mad & tapping my fingers - but then a flippin answering machine took my message - even more mad! (Why is it these days that we can never get to speak to anyone?) Received a letter the next day with rescheduled apointment for my pre-ops date 29 March. So far so good.
I'm beginning to feel a bit nervous now - I'm no spring chicken anymore and I'm concerned about having a general anaesthetic at my age :(Think I'll speak with my GP to allay my fears - that's of course if I can get an appointment!
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General anaesthetic is so much better these days WL. My Hubbie has just had one and he said he had none of the effects of yesteryear. Up quickly, no sickness or ill effect. His mother had the same experience and she's 89! So you are a spring chicken compared to her.
You'll be absolutely fine. I recall having the same fears when I had a hysterectomy and I talked to the anaesthetist about it. She was a right comic too. She said, 'Ah you'll be alright unless I decide to push off home half way through and I haven't done that for a while!' We had a good laugh and I knew I was in very good hands. As you will be! x
 
Amigo said:
General anaesthetic is so much better these days WL. My Hubbie has just had one and he said he had none of the effects of yesteryear. Up quickly, no sickness or ill effect. His mother had the same experience and she's 89! So you are a spring chicken compared to her.
You'll be absolutely fine. I recall having the same fears when I had a hysterectomy and I talked to the anaesthetist about it. She was a right comic too. She said, 'Ah you'll be alright unless I decide to push off home half way through and I haven't done that for a while!' We had a good laugh and I knew I was in very good hands. As you will be! x
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Thank you Amigo - I feel better already - I've had a few operations in the past & apart from the first anaesthetic I had when for some reason Incouldn't stop crying after I came to :( I recovered from all the others - but what I am fearful of this time is that I should never wake up at all - but for my family & friends who will know - I won't will I?!!! Crazy!
 
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Just caught up with this. I am really sorry to hear your news, but glad to hear that it is being dealt with. I totally understand your worry about anaesthetics but as Amigo has said they are so much better now than they used to be. My husband has a pacemaker and lots of other medical complications and is elderly but has recently had to have one and did not seem to have any problems at all. I was the one who was worried! I am sending you lots of hugs and positive thoughts. It will soon be over and hopefully all will be well. Try not to think about it too much, easy to say but hard to do I know. Everything crossed for a good outcome 🙂
 
Only just seen this post, you are being very brave. (((hugs))) You'll be in and out I'm sure with any luck. Get rid of that interloper tootsweet!
 
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Thank you Anthony - I have never received a virtual hug before now - lovely kind thought
 
Northerner said:
Really sorry to hear this wirralass :( I'm keeping everything crossed for the best possible outcome {{{HUGS}}}
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Thank you Alan for your well wishes - and I too hope the result will be in my favour - seems to be a long wait leading up to my surgery - I can't wait for it to be over and done with as you can imagine it will be a weight on my mind.
 
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I'm glad you've got your dates for surgery (even if it was a bit of a mix up!). It must feel like forever waiting but it will soon be here. The thought of any operation is scary. Know I was convinced I wouldn't wake up before mine. It's a very common fear. The anaesthetists are so kind though and will talk to you about any fears you may have. That really helps. Good luck with it all. Sending hugs too xx
 
I'm sure you'll be fine, my mother in law had an anaesthetic a couple of weeks ago, she's 70 and all was well, sending you best wishes and ((((hugs)))
 
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