I did it again...and survived!

The use of TheraCys may cause tuberculin sensitivity. Since this is a valuable aid in the diagnosis of tuberculosis, it may be advisable to determine the tuberculin reactivity by testing before treatment......
pat

That's right Sara Anne, it 'could' (I'm not sure it is always)make you react to a TB test.

What Lamm is explaining is that they can do a similar thing with BCG to test skin sensitivity which would have a correlation to your sensitivety to the BCG.

You are right. My Internist did the "patch test" before I started BCG, because he said from that point on I would test "positive" and he thought it would be a good thing to have in my file, the "positive" was caused by the BCG.

Nancy

Very interesting, Mike. That would have certainly helped you out in the very beginning.
I am sure I would have tested fine, since I did get 24 - only the 24th was a problem. I guess my problem is because my Uro used 100% (or what they consider 100%) for at least 18 of the doses).
We still don't know if it is OK to start out with a lesser amount.
Once a patient shows too much of a reaction, Dr Lamm did tell me that the Uro can also "heat" the BCG.

We go as low as 1%. You can also reduce retention to 30 minutes or less.
I also sometimes give heat inactivated BCG to those who do not tolerate
live BCG.
Don Lamm, MD

Thanks for writing Dr Lamm with this question

Nancy

I asked Dr. Lamm about the sensitivity testing for determing dose. Here is my question and his response:

Question:
Dr. Lamm Response:
So folks may want to ask their doctors about this if they are going to start on BCG.

Mike