Kind of another post about anxiety, but bear with me if you will.
Last BCG (No. 4 of 6) was Nov. 22. No BCG appointment on Nov. 29, as lab was closed for Thanksgiving holiday.
So, basically, it's been 10 or 11 days with no treatment. And no visible blood in the urine, either ... until today. Just took a bright pink pee.
I absolutely hate that.
Have had some left kidney pain and feeling of slight pain or pressure in left part of scrotum past couple of days, and those two symptoms and the blood in urine are very reminiscent of my symptoms before I had the two TURBTS and started BCG.
Intellectually, I know that these things don't necessarily mean the cancer is back, but it's hard to keep it out of your mind. Heck, it could be something as simple as kidney stones. But you have a week or 10 days of no signs of it ... and boom, reminders of cancer or cancer possibilities.
I tend to get anxious and "awfulize," I know, but sometimes I just hate this stuff.
Again, I know there's not much to do but show up for my next BCG appointment, submit my urine sample and see what they say ... but dang. Next cystoscopy is sched for Jan. 24.
Physically, other than what I've mentioned, I feel fine. I think the waiting and the uncertainty are the worst when you're diagnosed HGT1.
Thanks for letting me vent!
Hi MarkinUS welcome to the forum. It's OK to vent and glad you felt able to do this it's not easy when new symptoms arise. Hope it feels slightly better to have vented and gotten this off your chest . Best wishes for now.
gail
