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Hi @buena, Dave. Welcome. I encourage you to join one of the BCG-related discussions here:
- My journey with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) treatment https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/first-bcg-treatment/
See all: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/bladder-cancer/?search=BCG#discussion-listview
You might find this discussion from the Prostate Cancer group helpful with respect to incontinence. The guys have some great tips:
- Post Op Recommendations https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/post-op-recommendations/
How many BCG treatments are part of your plan?
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I'm scheduled for six beginning March 31, then cystoscopy in June to check results. I've also had prostate and skin cancer and am wondering if cancer cells are looking for additional opportunities in and around my body. Also wondering how long it takes to determine if BCG immunotherapy is successful for my bladder cancer and what's next if it is not. I'm 84 and otherwise in generally good health. Thanks for your site recommendations. Helpful and much appreciated. Anxious to clean up my golf clubs for the 2025 season but wondering about energy levels and fatigue.
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Thanks very much. Really appreciate the site you moderate. I begin six weeks of BCG treatments March 31. Wondering what to expect by way of side effects inasmuch as our long Minnesota winter is moderating and the 2025 golf season is about to begin. We generally launch our season mid April. I'm wondering if I'll be able to play 18 holes. Also wondering if the treatments will exaggerate the incontinence I've had as a result of prostate cancer surgery.