Bladder Cancer Treatment in Al Wosta

Surgery for bladder cancer involves removing the tumor as well as some surrounding healthy tissues and is performed under general anesthetic. With intravesical chemotherapy, drugs are delivered into your bladder through a catheter, while with systemic chemotherapy, the drugs are given through a vein in your arm (intravenously). If you are recommended to undergo radiation therapy, your doctor uses high-energy beams to destroy the cancer cells. For immunotherapy, your body’s immune system is signaled to help fight cancer cells.

Your length of stay in Al Wosta depends on which procedure you underwent. If you had surgery, you should stay for about 14 days to allow your body to heal and attend to follow-up checkups. For therapy, the number of cycles needed for your specific case determines your length of stay. 

It can take around 12 weeks until you are fully recovered from bladder cancer surgery, but you should be able to return to work earlier than that if your job is not physically demanding. After any type of therapy, you should be able to go back to work within 1-2 days or when you do not experience any symptoms that interfere with your day-to-day life. 

Your doctor will give you detailed post-operative instructions, including exercise and dietary restrictions. You will have to schedule follow-up checkups and testing with your local doctor, which can vary from every three months to every six months. 

You should discuss with your doctor what your best options are if you do not want to undergo any treatments mentioned above. You can also undergo treatment to relieve only the symptoms. If your cancer is at an advanced stage, you may be referred to a palliative care.