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I am in my 5th BCG treatment. While I have been having many more urges and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1521423/

Discussion: Do you have increasing incontinence following BCG treatments?

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Mar 7 7:04am

@colleenyoung Hi Colleen, I am in the same boat with recurrent UTI’s attempting to get through...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1480988/

Discussion: Anyone dealing with recurring UTIs and bladder cancer? Concerned

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Jan 12 10:32pm

Hi There, I have been diagnosed with T1a High Grade . I am having my first...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1358007/

Discussion: My journey with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) treatment

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Jul 27, 2025

Is there a good alternative to BCG?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1415790/

Discussion: BCG follow up: All in all I am doing well 5 years in.

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

Are you receiving BCG treatments, is so any side effects, good luck with your treatments

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1499547/

Discussion: Definitions and abbreviations: Recurrence vs reoccurrence

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Feb 6 12:52pm

No. BCG has a finite duration.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1450399/

Discussion: Bladder Cancer Group: Introduce yourself and connect with others

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Nov 30, 2025

Is there currently a shortage of BCG?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1415791/

Discussion: BCG follow up: All in all I am doing well 5 years in.

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

What is BCG treatment?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1349798/

Discussion: For Females with Bladder Cancer - Trouble with Administering BCG

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Jul 16, 2025

Scheduled for my third BCG Tuesday this week. Today I just had quite a nosebleed. This...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/775475/

Discussion: My journey with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) treatment

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Nov 20, 2022

I’m so sorry that you are going through this. I didn’t experience the same issue where...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1348554/

Discussion: For Females with Bladder Cancer - Trouble with Administering BCG

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Jul 15, 2025

My husband had BCG treatments for highly aggressive muscle invasive bladder cancer. He had minimal side...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1435163/

Discussion: Followup for Noninvasive High-Grade: Anyone chosen no more treatment?

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Nov 10, 2025

@jlopez7868 Please go back to my original post above in this thread. It details all of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1499695/

Discussion: What side effects did you have BCG bladder cancer treatment?

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Feb 6 3:58pm

I am a failed BCG with HG t1 and now suspicious for t2 post BCG. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/808312/

Discussion: Radical Cystectomy: Would like to hear the experiences of others

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Feb 8, 2023

@marykayk There was aa post on another BC forum that sounded very similar to your situation....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1482191/

Discussion: Did anyone stop BCG treatments after severe spasms and urination?

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Jan 14 12:30pm

Unless all these urologists are with Mayo, why contact Mayo advocacy? If BCG refractory: try localized...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1519092/

Discussion: Bladder cancer AFTER BCG

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Mar 4 5:30am

I was in the same situation as you except I’m 80 but also in very good...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1472689/

Discussion: Newly diagnosed with high-grade NMIBC. Anxious for support.

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Jan 2 8:36am

Yes, I believe one with BCG.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/315776/

Discussion: Bladder Cancer: Finding a Specialist

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Nov 3, 2020

That’s an excellent question. I have the same issue and had a TURBT over a year...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1517767/

Discussion: Does straining for a bowel movement contribute to bladder cancer?

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Mar 2 9:29am

@linda0234 Thanks for the info, my treatments will be immunotherapy BCG, I'm waiting for the appt...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1507329/

Discussion: What side effects did you have BCG bladder cancer treatment?

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Feb 16 12:13pm

Has any had BCG bladder treatment, what were your side effects, I'll be staring mine in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1498298/

Discussion: Free BCAN CTDNA webinar on Nov 19

Support Group: Bladder Cancer

Posted: Feb 4 7:29pm

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