Hi all,

I am new to the group and wish I had known about this 7 years ago. I am an avid biker and after a long bike ride back in 2018, I saw blood in my urine. The local urologist I went to said he saw a tumor in my bladder. I was shocked as this does not run in family and am very healthy.
The surgeon removed the tumor which was a high grade but had not gotten into the bladder wall. I can thank the lord that it was detected early. Another month and it could have been a different recovery. I started BCG treatments for the next few months and made it through 90% until my body started to reject them.
Bladder was monitored via cystoscopy over the next 7 years, every 3 months , then 6 months and last 2 years it was yearly, all negative. It was starting to feel like I had gotten past this and my dr felt the same.
However, this last month, the scope revealed a small growth on the back wall of my bladder. After 7 years!!!
The surgery was yesterday and we are waiting on the pathology report to determine the next steps, bCG or other immunotherapy.
I wonder if there are any case studies or data to support using bCG as a preventive. The prior year, the scope was clean.
Has anyone had similar experiences?