Bcg immunotherapy can cause a number of side effects.
Bcg treatment side effects forum.
We expected that he would have burning irritation frequency.
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.
Painful urination severe or continuing.
If your fever does not respond to medicine contact your doctor.
Fever chills fatigue a burning sensation in the bladder urinary urgency or frequent urination blood in the urine.
Call your doctor at once if you have.
Bcg is actually a vaccine to guard against tuberculosis but administering it directly in the bladder triggers an immune response against bladder cancer cells.
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction.
Muscle or joint pain pain or swelling of the testes unusual tiredness fast or pounding heartbeat shortness of breath cough vision changes redness swelling pain in the eye eye sensitivity to light severe stomach or abdominal pain or.
Fast forward to having over 30 infusions and i can say that every time is different.
Common side effects of theracys include.
This may be a sign of infection.
Serious and sometimes fatal infections may occur during treatment with bcg.
My husband has had 3 infusions of bcg with hardly any side effects.
But there can be a few side effects such as.
Swelling of your face lips tongue or throat.
Most symptoms and side effects can be treated with over the counter pain medicines.
Frequent urge to urinate.
Side effects requiring immediate medical attention.
It is common for people to experience flu like symptoms such as chills fever and fatigue for 2 3 days following the treatment.
You may not notice any reaction after the first few bcg treatments.
Bcg side effects in.
Sometimes pain fatigue fever chills blood and tissue in urine etc.
The main bcg side effect is flu like symptoms such as fever chills and fatigue.
Almost no side effects other than a slight stinging when urinating.
