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Just had second bladder procedure to remove 4 more tumors and have BCG question

I’m so fortunate that the five tumors I have had removed were not in the wall. After my last procedure I also received a BCG treatment. Days two thru four...

BCG Treatment Recommended & Having Difficult Time Deciding

My 89 year old father had his second TURBT. His urologist is recommending BCG treatment (6 weekly treatments with 3 weekly treatments every 3 months - hopefully for no more...

My BCG Treatment road

Background: Low grade, non invasive. Discovered May, 2019. Tumors removed. 6 weekly treatments with Gemzar. 2 Tumors grew back. 2 Tumors removed. Current: March 5, 2023 started weekly BCG treatment...

Cisplatin dose?

Hello, How many mg’s of cisplatin were you given each time for pre RC chemo?...

BCG Treatment Question

I've been given options of BCG treatment or cystectomy for T1 high grade. I'm waffling between them. I understand that if I choose BCG treatments, I need to add bleach...

Huge decision to make regarding next treatment

Hi all. I am 71 and have been dealing with MIBC stage 3, plasmacytoid variant since July 2022. I had 6 cycles of chemo, gemcitabine / cisplatin, that ended 12/28...

Starting GC + DDMVAC treatment tomorrow

It's been a little bit since I gave an update because things have been kind of an emotional roller coaster. First off, the year started over and unfortunately so did...

Thoughts on moving forward with Treatment

Everything started in Aug 2022. My husband is 53 and I noticed he was going to the bathroom way more than normal. We had a discussion about it and he...

BCG treatment, can't hold in bladder for more than 1.5 hours

I have non invasive bladder cancer and am being treated with BCG. It is recommended to hold the BCG in the bladder for 2 hour, however I have an overactive...

BCG treatments, how to know when you have completely expelled all of the BCG

I had BCG treatments 18 years ago and was just diagnosed in Sept. 2022 with cancer again. Tumors were removed and started treatment this morning. Lasted the two-hour wait and...

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