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@rwells50 You have been through many tests ! Hope all is going well for you. I was diagnosed high grade BC Jan 9th, so far had TURBT surgery Jan29th. Second surgery March 10th. Then BCG treatments. Since catheter was removed 10 days post surgery I have been in diapers with frequent urine urges. Middle of night especially. Have you experienced this? Since you have had a series of BCG how did you manage them, please share any helpful tips. Have you had any reactions to them, have you changed you diet? You can tell I’m not looking forward to this adventure….
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I’ve had many catheters and my experience has been frequent urine urges for at least 24 hours after each one. My immediate concern, after the doctor explained how the BCG treatments were going to work, was all the catheters that would be required. She said that I would get used to them. I can’t say that I ever got used to them but after a while I did get where I knew what to expect. The secret to them really is to relax, as hard as that is to do. The only side effect I had from the treatments was burning for the first few urinations after the treatment. As I said above the frequent urine urges would continue through the night. I did not have any diet changes. You can get through it. Hope this helped.