Living with Bladder Cancer

I had a tumor removed 2 years ago and had my checkups as the doctor wanted. At my two year check he found another tumor. It was removed and I went into a study group for a new medicine for reaccurring bladder cancer The doctor then reccomended Bcg treatment. ASfter reading about it I then decided to have it since it was a safe treatment. After my weekly treatment I was ok the first few weeks and then I started to feel pretty bad. Not bad enough to tell the nurse to stop the treatments. So I kept going and by the sixth treatment and the last one I had lost about 30 pounds and didn’t have enough strengh to work. This went on for 2 weeks and I didn’t eat or drink much. Being stubbern I wouldn’t let my wife call the doctor. The second week she had enough of me getting worse and called. I had some blood work that day and went in the hospital the next morning after a call from another doctor who my blood work was sent to. My kidneys were more or less completely shut down and potasium level was at 6.8. I didn’t know I was dying until the doctos told me a few days later when I was out of trouble.I guess I was in the 2% that the treatment bothered.I learned a vavuable lesson not to be stuburn if if I don’t feel good to tell the doctor or nurse. I just wanted to get over the treatment and go on a cruise. I made it threw barely but missed our cruise. I now have some damage to my kidneys but I’m alive. If you get these treatyments and don’t feel right have the stop and talk to the doctor.