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Dear Hikercalifornia,
I am about to have 3rd BCG induction treatment this Tuesday. So far the pain hasn’t been as bad as when they do biopsies. I take Buscopan (hysocine) that reduce bladder spasms and a lorazepam prior to treatment. If pain bad, repeat the buscopan. Talk to your GP re medication. I also find a low dose amiltriptaline & Lyrica helps. (Which I take for pudendal neuralgia & peripheral neuropathy pain) Oral urine alkalinizer 4 times a day, plus lots of water. I am also looking into TENS machine placement to help me keep the initial BCG insitu ( I have small bladder capacity from pelvic radiotherapy last year) Anyone else have any suggestions. Please reply.

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@janine1991, There are over 300 discussions related to TENS machines on Connect. See here https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/discussions/

How might the TENS help with BCG? Excuse my ignorance. I haven't heard of this. Was a TENS machine recommended by your cancer team?