Common side effects of theracys include.
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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.
You may not notice any reaction after the first few bcg treatments.
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction.
Bcg immunotherapy can cause a number of side effects.
Increased frequency of urination.
The main bcg side effect is flu like symptoms such as fever chills and fatigue.
But there can be a few side effects such as.
If your fever does not respond to medicine contact your doctor.
Bcg is actually a vaccine to guard against tuberculosis but administering it directly in the bladder triggers an immune response against bladder cancer cells.
It is common for people to experience flu like symptoms such as chills fever and fatigue for 2 3 days following the treatment.
Serious and sometimes fatal infections may occur during treatment with bcg.
Most symptoms and side effects can be treated with over the counter pain medicines.
Frequent urge to urinate.
Unless you are unable to urinate or have severe pain i d say most side effects fall into the normal category.
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Painful urination severe or continuing.
This may be a sign of infection.
Fever chills fatigue a burning sensation in the bladder urinary urgency or frequent urination blood in the urine.
Side effects requiring immediate medical attention.
Call your doctor at once if you have.
Swelling of your face lips tongue or throat.
Fast forward to having over 30 infusions and i can say that every time is different.
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My husband has had 3 infusions of bcg with hardly any side effects.
Sometimes pain fatigue fever chills blood and tissue in urine etc.