Hi,
I am posting here for the very first time.
My father, 53 years old, was diagnosed with bladder cancer (T1G3) in April this year. After the removal of the tumor, a re look biopsy was done to check muscle invasion of the cancer. The cancer was NOT muscle invasive, thus, the doctors decided to start BCG.
He underwent 6 sessions of BCG over a period of 8 weeks. The BCG instillation finished about 3 weeks ago. Ever since the last 2 BCG instillations, his frequency of urination during the day as well as during the night has increased rapidly and he has to go to the loo every 10 to 15 minutes. Very rarely, he is able to hold on for about 45 minutes to an hour. Apart from this he has severe burning sensation and pain during urination (usually towards the end). About 10 days ago, a UTI was found in his urine culture and he was started off on antibiotics. Its been 10 days since he's been on the heavy antibiotic dosage but the frequency is not improving. As he doesnt sleep well, he is tired and exhausted in the morning and throughout the day.
Going through the forums here and all over the internet, people have written about passing blood clots in their urine but have not really mentioned the frequency of urination anywhere. Thankfully, he is not passing any blood clots but such a high frequency of urination is becoming a matter of concern. Also, the doctor advised us to measure the amount of urine that he is passing and he usually passes about 50 to 60 ml of urine every time.
Anyone else has or has seen someone with a similar problem? Or is there something that we are missing here in the diagnosis?
Thanks
Ashish