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Post a new topicby livingwith on Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:35 am

I am a female 80 yrs old and have a history of bladder cancer I have been in treatment for 3 yrs. My treatment after removal of the tumor (which had not invaded my bladder wall) has been BCG. It has worked. I have not had any recurrence of the cancer. I did not have any side effects to begin with but when I did begin to have them they were severe. I had severe pain (what they think are bladder spasms) and after about 6 hrs I can only go about 15 mins between voiding.
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