What to expect from BCG treatment?I had a diagnosis of high grade non invasive tumor on July 30 and moved quickly to set up treatment using BCG immunotherapy beginning late August. But I've been left...reactions22repliesTreatment
Intravesical Mitomycin C - After It's in ThereI'm having a course of six weekly treatments with intravesical mMitomycin C. There seems no consistent advice on what to do immediately after having the Mitomycin C put in the...reactions1replyTreatment
Questions about Bladder Cancer Symptoms and SignsHello everyone, I am a 32 years old male, I did a routine abdominal CAT Scan ( CT WITH IV CONTRAST) check, and the doctor found that I have asymmetric...reactions5repliesTips & AdviceTreatmentNewly Diagnosed
BCG Ready Set Go!!!Today I was notified that I can now start my BCG treatment after 18 months since first being diagnosed with bladder cancer and 5 TURBT surgeries later. I have aggressive...reactions11repliesSurgeryTreatment
Recently Diagnosed "Hi All, I was diagnosed in March 2021 with T1Grade3 bladder cancer. I had the TURBT March 4th to remove the tumor and a restaging on April 1st. The cancer...reactions5repliesTips & AdviceTreatmentSide Effects
Reoccurring Hi everyone. My dad was diagnosed with stage 1 high grade sept 2019 and had the TURBT and has been doing maintenance BCG since and has been tumor free. This...reactionsrepliesTreatmentDiagnosisCystosopy & Screening
Newly Diagnosed Stage 1My 54-year old dad had blood in his urine in September of 2020. At first he had simple cysts on his kidneys and they thought that was the cause. The...reactions7repliesNewly DiagnosedDiagnosisTreatment
Follow up to second TURBT?My husband was diagnosed in September 2021 with stage 1 bladder cancer, after 18 months of ignoring the bleeding and other symptoms. He has had a second TURBT 3 months...reactions2repliesTreatment
Incontinent after TURBI had TURB surgery in Dec 2020.I was in significant pain for 2 months after the surgery and have also been left totally incontinent. I have just completed BCG treatment...reactions6repliesTreatmentCopingSide Effects
Gemcitabine vs BCGCan someone tell me why some doctors use Gemcitabine and some use the BCG. I am taking the Gemcitabine, but I notice that more people talk about their doctor using...reactions3repliesTreatment