joint pain after bcg treatments

Joeman..you're in a small percentage that cannot continue BCG
Ocular symptoms (including uveitis, conjunctivitis, iritis, keratitis, granulomatous choreoretinitis) alone, or in combination with joint symptoms (arthritis or arthralgia), urinary symptoms and/or skin rash, have been reported following administration of intravesical BCG. The risk appears to be elevated among patients who are positive for HLA-B27.
Read all of this paper
www.rxlist.com/theracys-drug.htm
You may need to see an infectious disease specialist.
Pat

hi all
new here and new to bladder cancer. i have had a six round treatment of bcg, and no side effects untill the fifth treatment. it started with moderate back pain, and after the sixth treatment i developed iritis in both eyes, and extreme joint pain. my primary dr. ran blood tests and said it was extreme inflamation of an unknown origin. he put me on prednisone and that cleared up the pain to a great degree. the eye dr. took care of the iritis. i now go for a scope and biopsy on june sixteenth. has anyone else experienced this type of reaction from their treatments??. if so, what was your outcome of your side effects? i will appreciate any info anyone can give me. this is kind of scary. thanks all
joeman