Dear folks,
I am starting my BCG maintenance [7,8 & 9 doses] on 22nd April. And then there is a gap of 3 months before the second lot [10, 11 & 12] and then a gap of 6 months before the final lot [13, 14 & 15]. I was told that I will not have any more treatment because my pathology was early stage NMIBC. I am just going to have three CT Urograms at yearly intervals starting Nov 26 and 6 monthly flexible cystoscopy for five years after first diagnosis and yearly for next five.
Does this sound right? I am concerned about the adequacy of this regime.
Hi Madmax,
The BCG intervals seem to be the norm (going to six Months after number 12).
I don't have CT scans but my check ups are every six month's until later this year when I'll go to annual check ups I believe.
The number of BCG instillations does differ per trust, some doing 15 or 18, up to 27.
However the intervals will follow the same gaps (in most cases I've seen on here).
Trevor
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