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I too, wouldn’t have gone for more than a year on BCG. LIke many drugs it is very toxic to the system. In addition to the usual flu like symptoms, I had severe headache, muscle ache and joint pain, constipation, digestive upset, horrible horrible night sweats (soaking sweats 3-4 times per night) not to mention brain fog, fatigue and of course bladder pain and spasms. I also found that I was depressed too. Everything wore off as treatments finished and I feel great 9 months post BCG. I am currently 4 years cancer free for the original 5 tumours sites and 2 years cancer free for the reoccurence site on the top of my bladder. I did the second 6 week round plus one year of maintenance after the reoccurence. When I was at my cysto last week I asked my uro if BCG can be considered a cure for BC. He said yes and no. Some people he said do get cured and some have a so called break from BC (remission) where it is gone for months or even years. He said in those people it helps prevent frequent reoccurences and slow down the possiblity of it going invasive. He did say however it is impossible with each patient to tell whether you are actually cured or not, only time would tell. He does prefer the 3 year maintenance route and is flexible about dosage but knowing I had done nearly the equivalent of 3 years of treatment already and the severity of my side effects he was OK that I said I was stopping after 1 year maintenance. One thing I have noticed from comments on this site is that people that tolerate BCG well at first seem to be able to do so up to a point and then bam! their bodies rebel and say enough is enough. My advice to anyone is to take it one treatment at a time and if the side effects are going over the top talk to your doc and make an educated decision about whether it is best to stop or try to continue on with the aid of accompanying drugs to lessen side effects. It is a very personal and individual decision for each of us. I believe that I have done enough to consider myself cured and by accompanying the treatment with a good diet, exercise, vitamins and supplements, yoga and acupuncture I’ve done everything I can to give my body the best chance to recover and stay cancer free.