Hello, my great grandfather was diagnosed with bladder cancer about a year ago, and due to his old age, he decided not to go about getting any treatment beyond surgery to try to remove the mass (which wasn't successful). Now he is having bloody/mucusy discharge when he urinates. He is in constant pain, which is exacerbated by trying to urinate, despite high doses of Percocet. What stage of bladder cancer does this sound like? I know that it is at least stage III, as that's what he was originally diagnosed with. Thank you so much for any help in this matter!
THank you very much for your reply! He's in his late eighties I believe, and he's not interested in persuing any other treatment options at this point. (I think he figures that it would only prolong his life for a very short amount of time, if any, and it's not worth the side effects.) I can't blame him at all. He was the one who asked me to look this up for him, I think he was trying to see how much time he has left basically. It's so terrible because his mental capacity hasn't declined at all (like most people with old age), so he's fully aware of everything going on.