First check after 6 BCG

Hi Marco. We do tend to overthink anything untoward and it is difficult not to worry about what it may be. We know BCG causes many various side effects, so hopefully that is all it is. Good luck with your check up on Wednesday. Not too long to wait. Best wishes.

Hi Marco, I find that happens after each TURBT.  Although I didn't have BCG, but I did have Epirubicin & had those same side effect too.  I had 6 doses, & lived in the toilet for about 2 months after that.  Sometimes I feel that my bladder is like a pinball machine & that the urine gets stuck as when I get up from the toilet, or walk away I have to keep going  back.  This happens quite a lot when I'm lying in bed at night, especially after the treatment.  it does ease up eventually.  All the best!

OK, checkup done yesterday. This one was a lot lighter than the actual TUBT. It is a rigid cystoscopy. For sure they take biopsies and then, if they find new growths, they will perform another TURBT. Luckily I did not have new growths, only some "non specific tissue changes" that the consultant said he thought were either scar tissue form the previous TURBT or consequence of the BCG. But he couldn't tell before the lab results, obviously. He thinks that I will very likely go on having my BCG maintenance treatments … crossed fingers. Amazing that the day after I feel as if I had nothing done … even my back pain seems to be better. Maybe the anesthetic has relaxed the muscles and for a few days it's going to be no pain … the TURBT was the same: for some time I did not have back pain … maybe not suggested as a cure...!

One thing they normally don't tell you when you go through these GA operations is that they use a tube to make you breathe and that frequently leaves a sore throat for a day or so … The first time I thought I had caught a sore throat (cold)…
But  all in all, this time it was really painless and not so worrying like the first TURBT. Medical staff fantastic, from the receptionist, to the nurses and consultant and anesthetist …

Hi Marco. Sounds a really good result. There will always be some left over scars and inflammation for a while, but an all clear is well worth it. Good to know you got through the procedure ok. Best wishes going forward.

Hi Marco,Good to hear things are ok.Love and best wishes.Jane

Great news  hope this is the way forward for us

I do really hope it is for all!! Chances are good and as many have said here, this is a highly treatable cancer. So, no reasons not to think positive! Good luck all and all the best. Keep your spirits up!

Good news, I start ,10 11 12 in November best wishes .