Has anyone not had any treatment after non-invasive tumor removed?

Posted by iborg @iborg, Dec 27, 2025

My urologist said it’s my choice. Either don’t do the 6 week treatment or not. and check bladder in 3 months. Has anyone else not taken treatment and faired well?

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iborg | @iborg | 1 day ago

Thank you for your reply.
You understand my query correctly. My urologist did not indicate I was at high risk of reoccurrence. She simply stated she removed the entire tumor and that bladder cancer has a high risk of reoccurrence. Said it was my choice to have BCG treatment right away or wait. With plan to rescope for reoccurrence in 3 months.

I have not seen an oncologist so do not have a cancer team per se.

I did opt to start treatment and had first one last Wed. It was easy and the process was painless. We now understand BCG treatment includes a live bovine TB virus. My wife said she would let the doctor know if I started mooing.

Thank you.