My mom had her bcg treatment last Tuesday and she's had terrible side effects. Her sodium levels have plummeted can hardly walk. She is unable to hold any urine and basically now incontinent.
She has had a total of 10 treatments . Could her bladder have been damaged. A student did the procedure and I'm worried he's damaged her bladder.
She is 81 and previously never had such a problem or felt so unwell.
Hi Redwine40
I'm sorry to read that your mum is having terrible side effects after her treatment last week. I presume that you've spoken to her hospital team about this.
I can see that you've joined and posted in the bladder cancer group previously and that would be a good place to post your questions as you'll then connect directly with others who may have experienced the same problems as your mum.
When you have a minute, it would be great if you could pop something about your mum's diagnosis and any treatment into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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