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Hi @rafcer
I have already had 3 BCG treatments and I did not find these painful in any way.

I dealt with keeping this installation in my bladder for 2 hours by neither eating nor drinking the night before. (If I had eaten, I would become extremely thirsty and wanted to avoid this) Although I was told you should not eat or drink 4 hours prior to having the BCG, I found prolonging this time worked better for me.

I was also instructed to turn every 15 minutes on each of the 4 sides, thereby giving the BCG an opportunity to coat each part of my bladder. As a diversionary tactic you may want to listen to some music or watch tv for those two hours. During each of the three times, fortunately I was able to maintain it.

On the issue of what to do when urinating for the next 6 hours, the instruction sheet I was given stated:
. Men/women should sit on the toilet seat to urinate.
. Immediately after urinating, add 2 cups of undiluted bleach to the toilet and closed the lid.
. Let bleach stand for 15 minutes before flushing to disinfect the toilet.
. Drink plenty of water to flush any remaining BCG bacteria out of your bladder.

Of course, each person reacts differently to this instillation and I was nervous. I think it is only natural to become apprehensive but once we become familiar with something, we find it was not warranted.

I wish you success with this BCG treatment.

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@deidre77 Thank you for the encouraging words. I have read many negative comments on other blogs bcg scares me.When you were home and urinating the Bcg out , Where you told to use one bathroom, wash clothing separately , don’t get any urine on hands? One last question did you go home with pain med, or any other med? My main concern is I’m 82 years old and it’s just me and my husband dealing with this, no relatives/friends nearby.