BCG Treatment Recommended & Having Difficult Time DecidingMy 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...Reactions0reactionsComments39 repliesTreatment
My BCG Treatment roadBackground: 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...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatment
Cisplatin dose?Hello, How many mg’s of cisplatin were you given each time for pre RC chemo?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatment
BCG Treatment QuestionI'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...Reactions0reactionsComments17 repliesResearch & Clinical TrialsTreatmentSide EffectsTips & Advice
Huge decision to make regarding next treatmentHi 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...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesSecond OpinionSurgeryTreatment
Starting GC + DDMVAC treatment tomorrowIt'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...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCostMetastaticTreatment
Thoughts on moving forward with TreatmentEverything 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...Reactions0reactionsComments26 repliesSecond OpinionResearch & Clinical TrialsTreatment
BCG treatment, can't hold in bladder for more than 1.5 hoursI 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...Reactions0reactionsComments39 repliesCystosopy & ScreeningTreatmentTips & Advice
BCG treatments, how to know when you have completely expelled all of the BCGI 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...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesTreatment
BCG treatment - againGood morning. My husband is having 3 more BCG treatments this month. He has had a total of 15 in the last year. His doctor is very proactive; however, we...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCopingCaregivingTreatment