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15 years 9 months ago #18272 by sara.anne
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Good Girl!! I have found out the hard way that you HAVE to learn as much as you can about your disease and treatments and learn to be in control yourself. Even with the best of intentions, things slip by and YOU are the one with the most interest in your health.

Sara Anne

Diagnosis 2-08 Small papillary TCC; CIS
BCG; BCG maintenance
Vice-President, American Bladder Cancer Society
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15 years 9 months ago #18254 by susant
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I think I am still afraid of having cancer in the firstplace it really seems unreal. now i think they will do the treatments even better since i told my doctor that they never checked my urine. I remember he always does for everything so i told him. He called them and they saidn they would.

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15 years 9 months ago #18240 by tate
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Well, everybody is different but the actual treatment should feel the same. I think most people are just tired afterwards. You should be fine now that you know what the treatment is like. I have not had anything horrible. after the 5th one I had burning like I did after the surgery MMC. I did have to postpone my 6th treatment until this week due to alot of stuff going on ( I felt I needed to be there for work and some friends thursday and Friday) plus I think after the burning I had I thought it would do my bladder good to give it a week off.

You really should not have anything drastic...just stay positive and optomistic...stressing about it will not help and usually is unwarranted.
Stay Srong!!
-tate

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15 years 9 months ago #18237 by susant
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Now I am afraid of the 2nd one tomorrow. Do they get worse with each one or will i be l;ucky like i was with the first one and do good?

I am so stupid to feel afraid still. I had one already , why am I scared still?

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15 years 9 months ago #18197 by drosenberg
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From what I've read, and from my own experience, fatigue following BCG treatment seems to be a relatively common side effect.

Don

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15 years 10 months ago #18138 by tate
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Susan,
I have always been tired the next day - so much so I took every Friday off just in case. when I did try to go to work I was sent home because I was told I looked horrible and I really had a hard time concentrating. The first time the fatigue did last a little longer then the one day...but I do think it was because of the emotional week of worrying I had. I don't think you need to worry about the fatigue you are feeling...just mention it when you go back on monday.
Keep staying Strong!!
-tate

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