Bladder cancer

I'm no real veteran of this, but willing to share my experience and what my friends here (and doctors) have told me:
- Don't let a bit of blood lead you to determine your tumor is back. Could be/could not be. This could, in fact, be the BCG doing what it's supposed to -- spurring the immune system -- and leading to an aggravated lining of the bladder and a bit of blood.
- I went 6 weeks from my last BCG (the 6th of 6 in the installment course) and now they've pushed my appointment back, so it will be 7 weeks before I get my cystoscopy. I can tell you I worried every time I saw red or pink. I think we all do. In fact, I just took a pink pee today. I'm hoping it's just a bit of dehydration and my so-so kidneys letting me know. I'm hydrating now.
- I was wiped out the day after all my BCGs. I hear that's not uncommon.
- If really in doubt or worried over what you're feeling/seeing, talk to your urology nurse.
- Don't feel bad about  the worry. This dang disease puts all of us through it, and we come here to talk about it.
- In my experience, and from my GP/internist tells me, the 6 weeks post BCG is absolutely necessary to let the bladder heal, and a bit of red or pink should not make us too jumpy.
I wish you the best of luck. This thing is a trying experience, and in my case the mental aspect has been perhaps more difficult than the physical. Hang in there!