Mystic Linda and Star,
Many people have had recurrences after BCG. Failing BCG and having recurrence can be a real threat to people who have high grade - Grade 3 and or aggressive CIS - Carcinoma insitu. Many people with low grade papillary grade 1 and 2 have numerous recurrences of the same grade and it is referred to by many bladder cancer specialist urologist/oncologists as a "nuisance" type cancer. A nuisance because it is of little threat to invade or spread but does keep recurring. That is why some doctors who have done long term study on low grade papillary encourage watchful waiting or monitoring of the growth rather than immediate surgery or treatment. It seems your two urologists treat something seen immediately. Mine first one did also until I stopped agreeing to immediate surgery or treatment after reading the operating room report from my 2nd recurrence. It read "of note, when I touched the one red spot with an instrument it fell apart. The other spot was too small to send to pathology." I then let the next recurrence grow and watch for nine months. The next one for one year. The present growth has been monitored and watched since February of 2006. It grows very slowly and the docs agree on the growth being a low grade papillary. The docs are from different practices but I have a picture to show them. Reading the European and Dr. Soloway study on papillary recurrences would be quite informative for you as it was to me. Hope this helps. It is possible your tumor could disappear Mystic Linda but not probable from just eating correctly. It that were the case, mine would have disappeared also. I copied and pasted the articles below from blcwebcafe website
Update 2006: Two articles support 'watchful waiting instead of automatic removal of low grade superficial bladder tumors:
Expectant treatment of small, recurrent, low-grade, noninvasive tumors of the urinary bladder,.."As long as the tumors are low grade, the risk of invasion or metastasis is zero. Every small papillary tumor does not require removal when observed. Some of these tumors grow very slowly and, with proper reassurance, can be safely monitored. "Mark Soloway; Miami; Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations Volume 24, Issue 1 , January-February 2006, Pages 58-61 PubMed
Watchful Waiting Policy in Recurrent Ta G1 Bladder Tumors - Conclusions: Small, recurrent papillary bladder tumors after resection of low-grade Ta tumor(s) pose minimal risk for the patient. A watchful waiting policy— without resection of the tumor—may be considered in these patients Ofer N. Gofrit, et al.Israel; European Urology Volume 49, Issue 2 , February 2006, Pages 303-307 PubMed
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