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