I went with her this morning , she has to be there at 5 /30 . I stood with my dad till 11 a.m.. Right now she is still in recovery, I am going back in a few moments, so any prayers would help. Thanks her name is Anna. Peace to all . Catherine

I will keep your family in my thoughts and prayers.

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I went through this with my father. It is a bit of a roller coaster. He would do well for a while and it would come back. This has been for 20+ years. After getting a second opinion at the Mayo clinic they basically removed everything but his kidneys and he has been ok since. The mayo clinic was amazing. If she keeps having problems, it is worth it to have things checked out there.

I know what you are going through and its a B*TCH!

I hope everything goes well. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

Thoughts and Prayers to you and your family.

My thoughts are with you and your family.

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My mom is resting comfortable in a hospital room, they have her on pain meds and the doctors told us, they were able to remove all the tumors. She will still have to go to chemo to prevent any new ones from forming . She has also been told again to please stop smoking because that is the reason the tumors have come back so much in the last 14 months. Thanks for all your kind words, I sincerely appreciate them. Peace to all . Catherine

Maybe it would help if you got your Mom a "welcome home" package of nicotine patches, if her doctors approve. I found they really helped me to quit smoking. Once your Mom gets home, she won't have smoked for at least a few days while in the hospital, right?

I'm glad to here your mom's surgery went well. jujubee2 makes a good suggestion, it may be worth a try. My thoughts and prayers will be with you and your family too.

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You are in my thoughts and prayers. Keep your chin up!

Thanks to all for the kind words. When mom comes home and is feeling better she is going to try that new medicine to hopefully stop smoking its called cantax, I believe I sincerely hope it works for her this time. Peace Catherine

Your mom is in my prayers. I quit a 25 year smoking habit in 2 months using Chantix. I hope your mom has the same success using it.

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Prayers for Anna

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Mary

thinking of your mom ! Good thoughts coming your way !

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Thinking of you and your mom - hope she's recovering well. She's in our prayers!

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"The errors of faith are better than the best thoughts of unbelief." - Thomas Russell

I was wondering if you would mind giving me some of the details of the early on, when it was diagnosed/how they found it, early symptoms, etc. I have had some bladder issues (protein in urine, excessive calcium deposits in bladder, etc.) over the past 5 years and have had many many tests done. The best the urologist can give me at this point is he believes I am in the early stages of bladder cancer, but no cancer cells have officially shown up yet (well, this was a few years ago I was told this--I got to the point that I couldn't pay the thousands every few months and them just keep telling me nothing, loooong story and much more to it, new dr. etc.). I would be interested in hearing whatever you can tell me about the disease as at this point I don't know what to believe/what is being told to me--do they have a clue, etc. I've never smoked and I do not drink either, there is no family history so who knows. Thanks for whatever help you can give me! I'm only 37with 4 young kids and certainly hope it's not bladder cancer! Can the urologist determine 'early stages' without any actual cancer cells? He said he has seen this with the excess calcium in the bladder.

I hope your mom makes a speedy recovery!

I am on vacation, however Mom came home today she is sore, my cousin Janet is staying over for a few days. She has to go to the doctor on monday to find out the results, hopefully they were able to remove all the tumors, because they said, she will need some chemo treatments, which of course is the worst and never easy for anyone. Thanks for the posts for my mom. Peace Catherine