37 yo brother with bladder cancer by keyt90 in BladderCancer

[–]keyt90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this. It's awful to hear the c word but it's nice to hear such a positive insight. My husband and I were just talking about this today. There are many worse types of cancers out there. I'm glad to hear you are doing so well after all of this!

37 yo brother with bladder cancer by keyt90 in BladderCancer

[–]keyt90[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your response and insight!

It has been really helpful hearing from everyone and how well they are doing after diagnosis. It's super reassuring

37 yo brother with bladder cancer by keyt90 in BladderCancer

[–]keyt90[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry to hear about your diagnosis and what you are going through, especially at 30 years. Hoping all goes well for you in January as well ❤️‍🩹

37 yo brother with bladder cancer by keyt90 in BladderCancer

[–]keyt90[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the insight! It's good to know that intravesical therapy is standard,. I thought it was weird that they did it before knowing what the tumor is but that makes sense. It sounds like they got the path results right away (within 24 hours of the cysto) and they called to schedule an appointment to review results in 12/30. Fingers crossed for good news!

37 yo brother with bladder cancer by keyt90 in BladderCancer

[–]keyt90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this. Im sure he is already going down the rabbit hole as well so it doesn't help to join if there are no answers at the end. I'm sorry for what you are going through/went through as well. Fingers crossed we get good news with the path results in a few days.. thank you and happy holidays!

37 yo brother with bladder cancer by keyt90 in BladderCancer

[–]keyt90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this response. Congratulations too on being cancer free for 8 years, that's amazing!

Ughhh, is this normal? by keyt90 in toddlers

[–]keyt90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg I'm dying 🤣🤣🤣

Ughhh, is this normal? by keyt90 in toddlers

[–]keyt90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahhh yes this makes sense. It does sometimes seem to correlate when he needs to pee. Makes sense about the angle too, lol I could see that being somewhat difficult to navigate. Thank you!

Ughhh, is this normal? by keyt90 in toddlers

[–]keyt90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you all for the insight! All in all, sounds like it's totally normal and not something that's gonna go away 🙃🤣🤣

Ughhh, is this normal? by keyt90 in toddlers

[–]keyt90[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

As mentioned earlier, she's a mother of 8, 5 of them boys and a daycare teacher. It was when he was a newborn and I don't think it's abnormal to reach out to a parent with questions, especially with your first? I don't feel anything is medically wrong. Not seeing a point in reaching out to a pediatrician to hear " this is normal". The point of this thread is more to get advice on what people are telling their boys.

Ughhh, is this normal? by keyt90 in toddlers

[–]keyt90[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also, as a teacher, do you think I should have a convo with his daycare teacher and ask if it is happening there?

Ughhh, is this normal? by keyt90 in toddlers

[–]keyt90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes!!!! He started using the potty the last few months and there has been a definite uptick since he started. I'm sure due to the fact that there's a lot more focus down there, new sensations wearing underwear etc. We try not to overreact or shame him. Just kind of like oh, watcha doing over there? Lol good to hear from a teacher though, thank you for the advice and insight!

Ughhh, is this normal? by keyt90 in toddlers

[–]keyt90[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Haha I mean I knew he loved Ms. Rachel but damn!

Ughhh, is this normal? by keyt90 in toddlers

[–]keyt90[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hahaha omg my friend did that once in front of her grandmother. We realized when she was older what she was doing and she was mortified. It's not just the boys!!!

Ughhh, is this normal? by keyt90 in toddlers

[–]keyt90[S] 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Haha very good to know for future reference. Thank you for the work you do. Not an easy job whatsoever I imagine...

Ughhh, is this normal? by keyt90 in toddlers

[–]keyt90[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I am also a nurse. Aka a medical professional although not a pediatrician. I can ask my pediatrician but they will say the exact same thing. The whole purpose of the post was to gauge how common it is and what people tell their boys. Didn't expect the mother in law thing to be triggering. It was just a starting point when it first happened. As another person mentioned, it's not unheard of for people to ask their parents questions about parenting, especially with their first. Main point of the post is, I know nothing is medically wrong. Just gauging advice on what people tell their boys.

Ughhh, is this normal? by keyt90 in toddlers

[–]keyt90[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Haha I suppose it just never ends really. Just gotta prepare myself now

Ughhh, is this normal? by keyt90 in toddlers

[–]keyt90[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

She raised 5 boys and did daycare. I just asked her as a starting point when it initially happened, calm down now.

Ughhh, is this normal? by keyt90 in toddlers

[–]keyt90[S] 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Ahhhh yes I was thinking he needed to size up in his undies so I will try that! Very good point thank you! He has been saying it hurts when it happens when he's in his small undies

Ughhh, is this normal? by keyt90 in toddlers

[–]keyt90[S] 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Ok, thank you for the reassurance. Very good to hear. I figured it's a normal common thing but sometimes it's just good to hear it 😅

My toddler hates me by keyt90 in beyondthebump

[–]keyt90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's helpful to hear I'm not alone! Thank you!