Gina, you sound like a fighter!! That is great. When you talk with your doctor, be polite but insist that, unlike some other patients, you want to know everything that is going on! Believe it or not, there are a lot of patients who just want to put it all in the doctor's hands and not think about it. I have even known doctors who, when they become patients, think this way! However, you are the director of this project, and it is your right to know everything you want to know. If this doctor, after you have discussed this with him, doesn't agree, you can ask to be transferred to another urologist at U. of Michigan. Not all personalities mesh, and they are aware of this.
You are feeling more from the BCG treatments this time because your body "remembers" that it has been exposed before. AND this tells you that they are working. BCG elicits an immune response in the bladder which acts to fight the tumor cells. This does take a while to develop. The blood clots are a normal reaction as the bladder is sloughing off a bit of the lining....and maybe some cancer cells also. As Gary mentioned, if the side effects become too uncomfortable your urologist can safely reduce the dose. It will still be effective, but may not cause as many side effects.
You want to stick with this, since G3 IS high grade (meaning it can be aggressive and return if you don't get rid of it) and is nothing to fool with. Hopefully the BCG will help with this.
There is a LOT about BCG on this web site. There is quite a discussion under the first Thread in this topic....right above your postings. Another good source of basic information and background comes from Dr. Lamm's site...he is one of the experts in BCG treatment
www.bcgoncology.com/treatment/bcg.html
Keep up with the treatments and good luck to you!!
Sara Anne