BCG Treatment
I've recently received a diagnosis of early-stage bladder cancer. The cancer has not spread beyond the bladder lining, and I'm about to start BCG treatments. If you have undergone BCG treatment, I would really appreciate hearing about your personal experiences. Do the treatments work? What can I expect? Thank you.
Hi
one of our members does a great job breaking down her experience with BCG in this article: https://bladdercancer.net/living/explaining-bcg. There are also a bunch of great forums and articles here: https://bladdercancer.net/caregiver/patient-bcg-experience, https://bladdercancer.net/forums/bcg-ready-set-go and https://bladdercancer.net/living/expect-bcg-treatment. I hope this is helpful. Please keep us posted on how you are doing. Jill (Team Member) The BCG treatment works but the cancer came back after tree months. I took the treatment again and the cancer came back. I took the treatment again and the cancer went away. I will be checked for cancer in three months to see if the cancer came back again. Good luck.
I’m glad you received the BCG treatments, being there still appears to be a shortage. I’ve had two treatments after my first two surgeries and then a 3rd surgery and just two months ago had small tumors removed in the Dr Office. No additional BCG treatments. My next appointment is just before Thanksgiving to see if the cancer returned. Wishing you the best!
wishing you the best. I hope your appointment goes smoothly in November, please keep us posted. Jill (Team Member)
Don't know if it really works to keep cancer from coming back.
I am glad to hear you don't have any evidence of disease as of now. It is good that you get checked regularly. I am sending over this article, I hope it can help you: https://bladdercancer.net/infographic/recurrence-fear-follows. Please keep us posted on how you are doing. Jill (Team Member)
I have had to have BCG treatment three times. In two weeks I am going for a check up to see if desease has come back again. I don't believe in BCG treatments. Everybody makes money except the patient!
I can hear your frustration. I really hope your check up goes smoothly. Please keep us posted on how you are doing. Jill (Team Member)
