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Anyone experience extreme fatigue with BCG Treatment?

Bladder Cancer | Last Active: Jun 21 11:00am | Replies (18)

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@chrissiebee

I had bladder cancer also, did not penetrate the wall but it was a rare type of cancer caused from radiation I had from a metastatic endometrial cancer I had growing on my outer colon and hip bone 20 years ago. That type of cancer I was told tends to come back early so I go for blue light cystoscopies every three months. I had chemo for 6 weeks once a week and then once a month for a year. I did not get BCG treatments but two chemos into the bladder. My last one was in April. I was always fatigued. I thought this would improve once I stopped chemo but it did not. I went to my primary care and told her how I felt. She ordered blood work and found 4 red blood cell tests were low and diagnosed it as anemia. I was told to take over-the-counter medication for a month. I researched a lot about anemia and discovered it took about three weeks of taking iron before I saw an
improvement. That's just what happened. I realized in week three how much better I was feeling and now I'm into week five and going for blood work this week to see the results. My oncologist brushed me off when I mentioned fatigue. That's just not their specialty so I suggest going to your primary care doctor and have her test your blood. Good luck and God bless.

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Chrissie,
Thank you so much for your reply, I really appreciate it. I sure hope your blue lights continue to be ok. I will remember this about the red blood cell count for future just in case she has to do the chemo. It’s so wonderful to have this group to learn and share with. What a remarkable and beautiful blessing and gift to have you! ❤️ Im so sorry you’ve been through so much.