Two-and-a-half years after his parents were murdered in the October 7 massacre at Nova, Eliav Abdush celebrates his bar mitzvah, surrounded by friends and family & Promising Israeli-led study reports high success rates for bladder cancer treatment & I have possible bladder cancer, please give me your prayers on Thursday the 25th when I have the Turnbt procedure & .with those we have lost

View in browser Yehuda Lave is an author, journalist, psychologist, rabbi, spiritual teacher, and coach, with degrees in business, psychology and Jewish Law. He works with people from all walks of life and helps them in their search for greater happiness, meaning, business advice on saving money, and spiritual engagement. Love Yehuda Lave Join my blog by sending me an email to YehudaLave@gmail.com If you have any comments or questions for me, please don't hit reply as I won't get it, write to me at Yehudalave@gmail.com Please give me your personal prayers on Thursday I saw a new Urologist and he recommended instead of the cystourethroscopy a turbt procedure instead. Can you compare and contrast please It is a significant change to move from a cystourethroscopy to a TURBT (Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor). Understanding why your urologist has shifted this recommendation is important for your peace of mind. The most important takeaway is this: A cystourethroscopy is primarily a "look-and-see" diagnostic procedure, whereas a TURBT is a "look-and-do" surgical procedure. The Core Difference Feature Cystourethroscopy TURBT Primary Goal Visual inspection and diagnosis. Surgical removal of tissue/tumors for analysis. Action Uses a camera to look; no tissue is typically removed. Uses a specialized wire loop to cut/resect tissue. Anesthesia Usually local numbing gel; you are awake. General or spinal anesthesia; you are asleep or sedated. Outcome Visual report. Tissue sample (biopsy) sent to the lab for pathology. Why Did the Doctor Switch? If your doctor recommended a TURBT, it strongly suggests they suspect they saw something during your initial ultrasound or evaluation that needs to be physically removed and tested. Diagnostic Precision: While a cystoscopy can see a mass, it cannot tell the doctor what it is. A TURBT allows the surgeon to physically remove the suspicious growth, along with a portion of the bladder wall beneath it. Cancer Research UK Staging: This is critical. Only by removing the tissue through a TURBT can a pathologist determine the "grade" (how aggressive the cells are) and "stage" (how deep into the bladder wall they have grown). This is the only way to know if it is benign (non-cancerous) or malignant. Cancer Research UK Efficiency: By jumping straight to a TURBT, the doctor is combining the visual inspection and the biopsy into a single surgical event, which avoids putting you through two separate procedures. Cleveland Clinic What This Means for You The "Why": Your doctor likely saw an abnormality on your ultrasound or during a preliminary check that they now want to address definitively. You should ask them directly: "What exactly did you see that makes a TURBT necessary instead of just a standard cystoscopy?" The Procedure: Because a TURBT involves cutting tissue and sealing blood vessels (cauterization), it is performed in an operating room setting rather than an office clinic. It is a very common, standard procedure for bladder health, but it does carry the typical, mild risks associated with any minor surgery (such as needing a catheter for a day or experiencing some blood in the urine afterward). Cancer Research UK Pathology: The most important part of this procedure happens after the surgery: the tissue is sent to a lab. The results will provide the definitive "answer" regarding your bladder health. The Three Musketeers at the Kotel The Three are Rabbi Yehuda Glick, famous temple mount activist, and former Israel Mk, and then Robert Weinger, the world's greatest shofar blower and seller of Shofars, and myself after we had gone to the 12 gates of the Temple Mount in 2020 to blow the shofar to ask G-d to heal the world from the Pandemic. 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Two-and-a-half years after his parents were murdered in the October 7 massacre at Nova, Eliav Abdush celebrates his bar mitzvah, surrounded by friends and family. https://www.israelnationalnews... Eliav Abdush called to the Torah on his bar mitzvah; Marc Belzberg at his side Promising Israeli-led study reports high success rates for bladder cancer treatment An international study led by Prof. Boris Chertin from Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek Medical Center presents impressive results in an innovative treatment for high-risk bladder cancer patients. https://www.israelnationalnews... Securing our future': Netanyahu plants roots at new Gush Etzion neighborhood Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara participate in unveiling the new "Promenade" neighborhood in Kibbutz Migdal Oz, celebrating a monumental community expansion in Gush Etzion. https://www.israelnationalnews... 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