Bcg Treatment Side Effects Forum
Sometimes pain fatigue fever chills blood and tissue in urine etc.
Bcg treatment side effects forum. This may be a sign of infection. It is common for people to experience flu like symptoms such as chills fever and fatigue for 2 3 days following the treatment. Side effects requiring immediate medical attention. The main bcg side effect is flu like symptoms such as fever chills and fatigue.
Call your doctor at once if you have. Bcg side effects in. Bcg immunotherapy can cause a number of side effects. Common side effects of theracys include.
We expected that he would have burning irritation frequency. Painful urination severe or continuing. Most symptoms and side effects can be treated with over the counter pain medicines. Serious and sometimes fatal infections may occur during treatment with bcg.
Frequent urge to urinate. Almost no side effects other than a slight stinging when urinating. Bcg is actually a vaccine to guard against tuberculosis but administering it directly in the bladder triggers an immune response against bladder cancer cells. But there can be a few side effects such as.
Increased frequency of urination. After the third treatment patients usually start to experience bladder irritation pain or burning during urination joint pain fatigue and flu like symptoms that can last a few days. Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction. Unless you are unable to urinate or have severe pain i d say most side effects fall into the normal category.
You may not notice any reaction after the first few bcg treatments. If your fever does not respond to medicine contact your doctor. Swelling of your face lips tongue or throat. Bladder cancer advocacy network.
My husband has had 3 infusions of bcg with hardly any side effects.