 The BCG Experience - compiled from a British guy's cancer blog. He lives in the historic county of Kent and remains anonymous, referring to himself as "A Dived Ref," which I'm guessing is an anagram of part or all of his real name. The county of Kent covers the southeast of the Isle of Britain and ranges from near London to the white chalk cliffs of Dover. ADR describes his location as "5 minutes from the country." It looks to be a nice place to grab a pint or two of "hydration" - see the photos. His blog is a different style than mine, often posting several times a day on a stream of consciousness level. I picked through his experiences to see what might be expected for me. He underwent two six-week BCG sessions, with a TURBT before and after each, which is slightly different from the American protocol. Still, it's working well for him. You can find his blogHERE.
He's had two sets of six BCG treatments, the first in Nov-Dec 2006 and the second in June-July 2007. His grading included Carcinoma in Situ (CIS), which apparently requires a more aggressive BCG treatment than mine. (Not sure about this, just interpolating between his experience and what my Doc said) He experienced similar but not identical side effects each time. As of this writing I have experienced NO side effects, so what we have is my interpretation ofADR's interpretation at this point. I'd be happy if it stays that way, but I imagine I'm in for my own set of lovely side effects coming soon...
ADRhas some very encouraging words for the rest of us...
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He's had two sets of six BCG treatments, the first in Nov-Dec 2006 and the second in June-July 2007. His grading included Carcinoma in Situ (CIS), which apparently requires a more aggressive BCG treatment than mine. (Not sure about this, just interpolating between his experience and what my Doc said) He experienced similar but not identical side effects each time. As of this writing I have experienced NO side effects, so what we have is my interpretation ofADR's interpretation at this point. I'd be happy if it stays that way, but I imagine I'm in for my own set of lovely side effects coming soon...
ADRhas some very encouraging words for the rest of us...