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cancer. He had BCG treatment and it was successful, as he was cancer free for the rest of his life. He did have a couple of rare side affects from it: conjunctivitis (easily treated and lasted only a few days) and reactive arthritis which was managed well with Methotrexate. He originally had surgery to remove the small tumor, but after a year it grew back. He had surgery again to remove it and following that is when they scheduled him for the BCG treatments. That did the trick and I sincerely hope this will be successful for you, too. Get as much restorative rest as you can and know we are all pulling for you!