Scope And Fish Vs Biopsy

i have traditional cell carcenoma and some carcenomia in situ in the bladder . ti stade 3. i have had 3 tur's1 mitomycin wash after the last tur in july . i had 1 6 wk of bcg. then 1 6 week of bcg and interfuron. this time the scope showed no papillary tumors like before in march. i am waiting for results of fish test of urine ( urovision). i am reluctant to go back for biopsy if fish test is neg. as i have heard that bcg still keeps working for up to 6 months. i know biopsy is the final call, but i read of someone that even showed pos. after bcg by scoping, waited 3 m0re months and then showed neg with no additional treatments. any one else had this with the same diagnosis ? SKOWE

  I have had the same treatment you have 6 BCG then when that failed I had BCG and interferon 4 treatments. I had a real bad reaction from the 4th treatment we stoped. I then had TURB 27th nov clear no tumers and high grade insitu gone a miricle from God.  I will have my first P&P in March. Did you have any reaction to the treatments By the way no reaction at all to BCG alone. I will let you know how first exam goes. Skypilot

 

On 1/7/2007 Pilot wrote:

  I have had the same treatment you have 6 BCG then when that failed I had BCG and interferon 4 treatments. I had a real bad reaction from the 4th treatment we stoped. I then had TURB 27th nov clear no tumers and high grade insitu gone a miricle from God.  I will have my first P&P in March. Did you have any reaction to the treatments By the way no reaction at all to BCG alone. I will let you know how first exam goes. Skypilot

i had violent shaking 2 hrs after bcg/interf for one hour about 2 hours after eash instillation. had to wait one extra week twice between 5th and 6th treatment. bcg alone was ok but when i urinated it put me up on my heels for about 6 days after each treatment. is the p&p you are going for the bcg skin prick test they do in the inner thigh? were you ta or t1 in staging? keep me informed skowe

 

  No the P&P is poke and peak sisto into bladder. Don