Timing for recheck cysto following BCG

14 years 11 months ago - 14 years 11 months ago #24859 by lynny
Replied by lynny on topic Timing for recheck cysto following BCG
hi there, just had mine today, was exactly 6 weeks after my last bcg treatment, goodluck and all the best.

Lynny from NZ:)

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14 years 11 months ago #24827 by michstate89
Replied by michstate89 on topic Timing for recheck cysto following BCG
My experience is 4-6 weeks after. Cystitis or bladder inflammation occurs and you don't want to go through any unnecessary biopsies.

Ross

Ross M
TaG1 March 06
Recurrence Jan 07
BCG Maintenance after 6 week treatment

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15 years 1 day ago #24774 by mmc
Replied by mmc on topic Timing for recheck cysto following BCG
It was the same for me after MMC also.

Mike

Age 54
10/31/06 dx CIS (TisG3) non-invasive (at 47)
9/19/08 TURB/TUIP dx Invasive T2G3
10/8/08 RC neobladder(at 49)
2/15/13 T4G3N3M1 distant metastases(at 53)
9/2013 finished chemo -cancer free again
1/2014 ct scan results....distant mets
2/2014 ct result...spread to liver, kidneys, and lymph...

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15 years 1 day ago #24772 by suzy wong
Replied by suzy wong on topic Timing for recheck cysto following BCG
is it the same for mytimycin 6 week treatment???????

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15 years 2 days ago #24765 by pemquid
Replied by pemquid on topic Timing for recheck cysto following BCG
Because they try to keep you as close to a 3-month interval as possible for cysto check-ups, after the first 6 weeks of BCG the cysto would in fact be about 6 weeks later. When you get to the maintenance BCG, which is 3 weeks long, the next re-check would be approx. 9 weeks after the end of the 3 weeks BCG. The re-check cysto also has to be timed with the next BCG in mind, as they like to wait at least a week between the cysto and the next round of BCG. It sounds confusing, :S but now that I'm into it I think I have the hang of what's happening in terms of timing. (So far I've had the 6 weeks BCG, last August-Sept., recheck in December, 3 weeks maintenance January, now scheduled for a recheck around April 1, then a week after that another 3 weeks maintenance.)

Ann

Small TA Grade 1, May-06; recur (2 tiny), same, June-08; TURBTs both times. BCG begun July-08, dosage to 1/3rd May-10, completed treatment December-11. All clear since 2008.

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15 years 2 days ago #24764 by sara.anne
Replied by sara.anne on topic Timing for recheck cysto following BCG
Had my last (for this time) BCG maintenance today. Uro says that minimum of two months for next cysto.

Sara Anne

Diagnosis 2-08 Small papillary TCC; CIS
BCG; BCG maintenance
Vice-President, American Bladder Cancer Society
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