Hi DarKov. Sorry about your BC. Sounds like the same experience I had back in 1992. I had lots of cystitis type pain and that’s what I thought it was. One night I peeded 100% blood. Went to the ER, more blood but I met a really beautiful lady doc. The the good news. they set up all kinds of tests and got me set up with a great urological surgeon. In two days i had a TURB. He took out a rather large tumor that fortunately was not growing in toward the muscle. But it was nevertheless cancer. At the time no treatment was deemed necessary but it was watched extremely closely for years until I went once a year. 17 years later during an annual cystoscopy cancer was found again. This time is was CIS. BCG was recommended but BCG made me so sick I preferred having the cancer. I know, but it really was horrible, for me. As Greg said it varies a great deal, many people have few or no problems with it. The CIS came back anyway and this time he used Valstar which unlike BCG is a chemo drug. Very very very painful but not as bad as the other. He found a way to mix it with Urological anesthetic working with the drug company on it. that helped a lot and almost 2 years later I have been clear. CIS is a really pain in the bladder but if it is superficial you have a really good chance of keeping it under control. Aggressive follow up is recommended. And eventually annual cystos forever. Be sure to get the grade and stage of the cancer. CIS is usually high grade and like to recur. But it can be monitored before it gets into the muscle. Hopefully yours did not go that far and you will do well. Keep us informed.
Kiowa
