Hi, Mary - welcome to the club! I think it's good your urologist is getting aggressive. BCG is usually quite effective in suppressing our evil affliction - there's lots of literature accessible on the internet attesting to that - in fact, my urologist (37 yrs experience) calls it the "gold standard" for treatment of Ta stage carcinoma until something better comes along. I did get a 2nd opinion, and the head of urological oncology at a large, highly-rated hospital agreed totally with my uro's treatment regimen.
I'm just past the middle of my first treatment series (had 4th BCG treatment two days ago). Everyone seems to respond a little differently. I'm reporting on my treatments so all here can see how one patient responds (under thread "Newbie - just checkin' in..."). I'm determined to conquer this beast - and my uro (he's from India) says attitude is extremely important in treatment - so keep the faith!
Cheers - Maryland Mike
TURBT, HoLAP, bladder stone ablation 9/28/11
Ta, Mx, Nx