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Just diagnosed with bladder cancer: Feeling overwhelmed
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@kevinpm thanks for sharing. I thought the bio markers determined whether BCG would be successful, but it sounds like they did bio markers on you for another reason. Also, what are the side effects from your BCG treatments?
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@dks2500 I have tolerated BCG well. No complications. Nurses said that some patients who have had chemo prior to BCG have discomfort. Vesta biomarkers indicated only a 60 % chance of success. Just before my third scraping I asked the surgeon about the biomarkers. He said not enough research has been completed to justify the biomarkers predictions. That’s why they still do the BCG even if you have the failure biomarkers. They consider it the gold standard. For men it’s about 90 seconds of discomfort. Nothing to fear. Embrace it and see if it works for you.