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BCG and UTIs: Anyone else get urinary tract infections?

Posted by wohali @wohali, Mar 26 10:44am

I had one BGG treatment and have been unable to continue because of persistent UTIs. It's one antibiotic after another and none help. Anyone else in this situation? I am an 86 year old male and want to get on with my treatment.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sepdvm | Mar 28 12:10pm

Hello @wohali. I can't say that my husband had that issue. He did have one UTI but was able to clear it and continue treatment. Did they culture your urine and do a sensitivity testing to show what antibiotic would be most effective? That is what Mayo Clinic does any time my husband has a UTI possibility, especially since his neobladder surgery. Perhaps you can inquire about that with your medical team?

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Retep51 | @peter51f | Mar 28 6:25pm

I catch viruses and bacterial infections easily and some have put me in the hospital for months. I told my urologist this and he said he will watch me carefully to catch any infection early.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Apr 6 12:25pm
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I catch viruses and bacterial infections easily and some have put me in the hospital for months. I told my urologist this and he said he will watch me carefully to catch any infection early.

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@wohali, I hope you saw the helpful responses from @sepdvm and @peter51f.

Wohali, have you been able to continue treatment with close monitoring for infection?

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amu45sin | @amu45sin | Apr 10 9:10am

amu45sin here
Have had 4 BCG treatments with no UTI. Hope things get better for you. Hang in there!

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barondog | @barondog | Apr 12 9:00am

I am going on 83 and have gone the full course of BCG treatments. I’m continually getting UTIs. I’ve gone through just about every antibiotic that you can think of, so I’m in the same boat that you are. I think our age has something to do with it cause older folks seem to get continual UTIs.

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