Yesterday, I started down a path new
to me but one which many others have trod.
The doctor said the biopsy was positive and I have cancer of the urinary
bladder. The first treatment was yesterday.
The
procedure is: check my urine for bacteria, if any, abort. If OK, drain
bladder via catheter, add BCG in 50 cc saline solution (about a large shot
glass). Go home. Lie on all four sides, about 15 minutes
each. After 2 hours, empty bladder. Resume normal eating and
drinking except no caffeine or alcohol for 24 hours. So far, there have been no after effects.
Treatments
will continue for five more weeks. Three to four weeks after treatment stops, an examination
will be made to assess results. I think they found it early enough that there
shouldn't be any problem in erasing it.
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