It Might Be Back

Jack--

Wishing you well and hoping it does turn out to be just an infection in your BCG-battered bladder (how's that for alliteration?). I'm sure you and your doctor most likely would have thought of this, but have you been taking any medications that could make you prone to bleeding (even aspirin)? Doing any unusual heavy exercise? My husband was on coumadin (warfarin), and after hauling a lot of brush and logs, slipping and falling in the snow, etc., he had some fairly significant blood and clots in the urine. His primary care doc was pretty sure it was due to the coumadin, but she nonetheless got him right in to the urologist (same one I go to) for a cystoscopy, and all was fine.

Ann

Jack,

OK, so maybe it's me in denial. I'm not convinced yet that it's a recurrence. Given that you've had problems the BCG it seems like it could be related to that.

If it is though, you certainly know the path to get rid of it.

I sure hope it's just something else though.

Mike

I did have the same problem as Nancy, from treatment 22 to 30.
So if I do have a recurrence I doubt that BCG would be an option again. I was many months recovering from my last treatment. I did contact Dr. Lamm and explained my side effects, and he recommended no more treatments in the future.
All the best,
Jack

Jack: Great news today, I am still keeping you in my thoughts and hoping this is just the first step in "Good News"!

rbmc:
I don't know of a limit, but I know on my 21 thru 24 instillation of BCG, I had such a painful reaction, that it took many months to recover, so my Uro and I agreed that BCG would not be an option for me in the future. Four years later the BCG has stopped any re-occurrence...so far I believe Jack had the same problem, but I am not sure.

Nancy