BCG Treatment Aborted

I don't know what type of hospital your were at Susan but I can say after Dick and I were patients this past year in a teaching hospital that med students and residents have a lot to learn and we are their education. Your response was great because that Dr. asked a ridiculous question given your condition. However part of their job is to do an assessment and they would be neglectful if they ignored your mental state just as it would be neglectful to ignore person with depressions physical health. You want your medical care team to treat the whole person not just a symptom.

We all have anxiety. It's not a female thing, and I think for all of us it played a role in the decision to seek medical help as such a decision is never purely intellectual.
This somehow reminds me of the high-school gym teacher who chided me that I was afraid to be on the high bar. I answered, "No! I'm afraid of falling off."
After 7 years I haven't failed to be anxious about every encounter with my urologist.

You raised an issue with which I can identify, sara.anne. When I was in the hospital with very heavy hematuria just before being diagnosed, a physician "doing
rounds" for my doctor saw that I'd said "yes" to a nurse who asked if I had
anxiety. (I think I said that anxiety seemed reasonable in my situation.)
He asked "Would you say, then, that anxiety is your major complaint?" I was
furious and said something like "No, doctor, it is the hemmorhaging that brought me here." I'd be interested in a discussion with fellow warriors about incidents like
these. I think similar tendencies by doctors to see women as stressed, depressed,
anxious, and --yes -- hysterical lead to delayed diagnoses and can complicate
future treatment. Still, are there research results that show treating us for anxiety or depression may help -- even if there are reasons for our emotions?
I don't know if this should be a new topic under "women and cancer" or not?

I am sorry for your justified distress and wish you strength -- Susan

sara anne...so sorry for your delay...i can imagine this is pretty frustrating for you!...i just had my second bcg treatment and i know each time i get "ready" for it...i am just hoping to finish on schedule!!...whatever happens though...we just keep strong and positive...as pat points out...your doctor did what was best for you!! take care..gina