Did you have consultation with your Surgeon prior to BCG treatment?My recent cystoscopy revealed a recurrence of cancer activity. My surgeon mentioned scheduling another TURBT then immunotherapy with BCG. I know TURBT is necessary, but I am not feeling like...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesTreatment
Having my bladder taken outHelp! women who have had their bladders out after prior treatment. tell me what it is like to have a bag on the outside and dealing with recovery maintenance, and...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesSurgeryTreatment
Medication to Ease Pain from post TURBT Foley Catheter Related Bladder SpasmsI will have a routine re TURBT in a few weeks before starting bcg, as a result of T1Hg NMIBC diagnosis. The night after and day after first TURBT were...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesTreatment
Side Effects of Intravesical ChemotherapyHave you experienced any unusual symptoms during intravesical chemotherapy (ex., skin, mouth, or stomach issues, etc.)? Have you felt fatigue, loss of appetite, or other uncommon side effect?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesTreatmentSide Effects
BCG questionI am being treated with BCG for my NMIBC Ta-T1, an approach I tried to learn about from my surgeon and through my own research. Two different nurses have done...Reactions 0 reactions Comments14 repliesTreatment
Another year another scope. Lucky? I guess.Just had my 7th annual pee pee scope yesterday. Always amazed what they can do to make you feel more humilated. I have two primary cancers, bladder and prostate. Can't...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesTreatmentCoping
Intravescical BCG What changes in the body to expect after 1st cycle of intravescical BCG ?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments21 repliesNewly DiagnosedSide EffectsTips & AdviceTreatment
Decisions about treatment Very glad to find this forum. I’m 71 and have T2 invasive bladder cancer. I’m starting chemo treatments April 13. Yesterday I had a phone visit with the oncology doctor...Reactions 0 reactions Comments16 repliesTreatment
any feedback on Keytruda?I had six doses of BCG in Aug-Sep 2021 that did not stop the growth of my three small non-invasive HG tumors. I then tried 90 days of low dose...Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesTreatment
Acute Renal Failure - Metastatic Bladder Cancer Hi everyone, my father is 76 years old and he had stage 1 bladder cancer in 2017 and he decided to remove his bladder (urostomy). We discovered that his cancer...Reactions 0 reactions Comments15 repliesTreatmentUrostomyMetastatic