First BCG
Just had my first BCG, my experience seems to be somewhat diff than some of you so I felt I should share. 65yro M, non smoker, 1 tumor, HG TA, NMIBC.
- Dr said zero reason to do the roll around to get good coverage. Said the bladder shrinks down, so all lining is covered anyway.
- Even on first visit, send me home right away. Said future visits will be about 10min max since they’ve already gone over the details. Part of the wait is the check for UTI.
- Did use lidocaine, then catheter for BCG(no pause during injection). short wait(like 30 seconds), then catheter out and goodbye!
- because of the shortage, only gave me 17ml. Said they do 17, 26 or 50. But gave me 17 because I guess I didn’t need more and due to the shortage.
I questioned the nurse and she claimed Dr said same efficacy.
Went home, never once had any significant urgency, and didn’t have to go at the 2 hour mark. Because of my anxiety, I didn’t drink a lot, but clearly somewhere around the 1 hour mark I need to start drinking!
(I did start drinking after the 2 hour mark) Did have some small cramping and about 1/2 hour of cold sweats. Other than that no side effects.