I had previously posted some questions regarding side-effects of mitomycin treatment, and thought I should post a follow-up. My TURB and mitomycin treatment occurred on Jan 8, and a few days following, I started to experience very frequent, strong urges to urinate and significant end-stream burning. Visible bleeding occurred for about 8 days. Now, nearly 2 months later, the urges have diminished, but I am still experiencing the burning - uncomfortable, but tolerable - and still have occasional bleeding (small amounts). Is there cause for concern? It seems to me to be an inordinately long recovery period.
An additional concern is that my doc wants to start BCG treatments as soon as possible. Is that advisable at this time? I'm concerned that the lingering effects of the mitomycin treatment could exacerbate any side-effects of the BCG and am thinking that BCG treatment should be delayed until I'm done with the current burning and bleeding. Any thoughts on this matter would be appreciated.