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BCG treatment starts a week from today

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@gkarsin
I've done 3 of my 6 BCG installations thus far. Number 4 is scheduled for next Tuesday. Agree that the catheter insertion is probably the worst part, but manageable. They do deaden the tip so the initial insertion isn't that bad, but you then do feel the tube going in the rest of the way. However once that part is completed, the rest is cake. My concern is that if they gave me something to "relax or sedate", then they wouldn't let me leave immediately to return home. (FYI, the first time you must stay 2 hours regardless). So I'd recommend that if the catheter insertion is the worst part of our cancer story, great; just tough it out for the brief insertion moments!

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@jlp27
Thank you for posting this as I am having my first BCG instillation in a few weeks and my main worry is the catheter insertion. I plan on taking something to relax me so my wife will drive me home.