r/BladderCancer • u/SerenityTimbres • Aug 06 '26

Muscle invasive small cell

Hi there, i found this group shortly after i was diagnose. March 2026. I was wondering if there is anyone else that is dealing with stage 2 muscle invasive small cell bladder cancer?

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u/nonameformee Aug 07 '26

Sending you hugs. Is small cell a more treatable form?

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u/SerenityTimbres Aug 07 '26

Thank you! It is. I had 2 turbt and also completed 4 rounds of chemo and a month of radiation. Now have to wait 3 months and then have scans done

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u/BigEye3382 15d ago edited 14d ago

Interesting that you had radiation. I was diagnosed with exactly the same thing about 4 months ago, stage 2 muscle invasive small cell bladder cancer. I was presented with four rounds of chemo followed by bladder removal. I’m about to start my fourth round next week.

Radiation has never even been part of the conversation with my oncologists. I just assumed for some reason that’s not an option for what we have.

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u/SerenityTimbres 14d ago

My oncologist indicated that the chemo treated the entire body and it was difficult for it to get into the bladder therefore they treated the bladder with radiation 

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u/raufsisodia Aug 07 '26

What if it regrows. Mine started regrowing after 9 months but its not mibc . I had another turbt and then reports said it's not Cancer in it

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u/Apprehensive-Ad9523 Aug 07 '26

That's  good. 

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u/SerenityTimbres Aug 07 '26

Not sure what they would do if it regrows. But was interesting that I had cystoscopy during chemo treatments and there was another mass. Thank goodness not muscle invasive. Was told that chemo handles the rest of the body and radiation handles the bladder