Anyone have pain after BCG Treatments, especially with urination?

Posted by tgsmith @tgsmith, May 1 1:13pm

I’m receiving BCG treatment for a bladder cancer. I’m on my fourth week. Has anyone had pain after the treatment I have and it’s severe when I have to go to the bathroom please let me know.

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talltxlady | @talltxlady | Jun 15 9:06am

In reply to @tms3 "What is adstiladrin?" + (show)

Instillation of bc rx (BCG treatment).

tms3 | @tms3 | Jun 15 8:08am

In reply to @allenshirl "Although I did not have pain after BCG, I did have excruciating pain for some days..." + (show)

What is adstiladrin?

tms3 | @tms3 | Jun 15 7:59am

In reply to @tgsmith "My doctor stated he would only give me phenazopyridne, I’m in Mississippi and I think they..." + (show)

I'm thinking they fear cansure by authirities or loss of license. This is very disheartening.

tms3 | @tms3 | Jun 15 7:53am

In reply to @tgsmith "I’m female and had a Lot of pain so do not think it matters about the..." + (show)

Thanks for the feedback. Sorry your having the same problem. Has your doc given anything for the pain?

tgsmith | @tgsmith | Jun 14 6:40pm

In reply to @allenshirl "Although I did not have pain after BCG, I did have excruciating pain for some days..." + (show)

My doctor stated he would only give me phenazopyridne, I’m in Mississippi and I think they do not want to prescribe pain meds, that is wrong when someone has cancer and they are in pain from the treatment

tgsmith | @tgsmith | Jun 14 5:58pm

In reply to @tgsmith "I’m female and had a Lot of pain so do not think it matters about the..." + (show)

And it was bad enough that I told the doctor I would not take the treatment again thank God I was on my 6th treatment, also my doctor said the same about other patients I just do not think that the doctors know everything

tgsmith | @tgsmith | Jun 14 5:55pm

In reply to @tms3 "Please don't take this question to be a sexist issue. I'd just like to figure out..." + (show)

I’m female and had a Lot of pain so do not think it matters about the sex

tms3 | @tms3 | Jun 14 4:47pm

In reply to @dianeh330 "I have had 6 injections of the BCG . Dr. Prescribe numbing cream I get at..." + (show)

Please don't take this question to be a sexist issue. I'd just like to figure out what's going on with my BCG pain. So, I wonder, could it be that women have less pain from BCG just because their unitary tract is not as long and doesn't have the prostate along the way? When my doctor said his other BCG patients haven't reported the same pain I have had, could gender have an influence?

tgsmith | @tgsmith | Jun 14 3:28pm

In reply to @allenshirl "Although I did not have pain after BCG, I did have excruciating pain for some days..." + (show)

Pray all goes well

allen1947 | @allenshirl | Jun 14 2:46pm

Although I did not have pain after BCG, I did have excruciating pain for some days after my first BC surgery. I researched (using AI) before second surgery and asked Urologist to consider prescribing both the Phenazopyridine and Oxybutynin. He did and only had minor discomfort after the surgery. Second time around seemed much easier but next week must have third surgery followed by Adstiladrin treatments.