I received my first BCG bladder cancer treatment on August 16, as scheduled. I felt hardly a twinge of pain! The nurse injected a dab of Lidocaine (cousin to Novocaine) into the urethra, then inserted a catheter, making sure my bladder was empty, then through same catheter injected the BCG liquid. I drove home to lie down for two hours, turning my body every half hour (I watched a TCM movie on my iPhone)—to coat the bladder evenly. I’ve now had three treatments (with three to go). Except for perhaps twenty hours of fatigue and a certain burning sensation during urination (excess medicine being ejected), even a bit of bleeding, I’ve experienced no severe problems. Now, if I can only get through the last three treatments, maybe life will seem as if it can return to normal! If readers are just now catching up, feel free to read my blog posts [scroll up after reading Part I] that cover my entire bladder cancer experience.
Enjoy this Labor Day. Stay well! RJ
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