Had an early appointment on this summer-like day for my second dose of BCG. I anticipated that there would be morning traffic but was hopeful the train wasn't going through at this time. Wrong! Although the train went through quickly, traffic had backed up in each direction quite a bit. Nonetheless, I made it to Northeast Urological early for my appointment.
The lobby only had a few people waiting and there were three windows open for check in. I received my specimen jar; did my thing; then, returned to the waiting room. It wasn't long before I heard my name. After verifying my identity, I was brought to a familiar examination room. The medical attendant remembered me and said, "You know what to do. Torri will be with your shortly." It was very cold today in the exam room. Sitting sans pants with only a table sized napkin for coverage, I anxiously awaited my treatment.
There was a knock on the door and Torri popped her head in. I said, "Welcome to the meat locker." She chuckled and said it was warm outside and will be hot later. She thought that someone may be over-compensating with the thermostat setting. Torri then added that Morgan will be performing the procedure today. I met Morgan during my last maintenance round when she was being trained. This time she'll be putting her training to use. Morgan and Torri were speaking medical jargon as the 'set-up' the implements. Apparently, Morgan has to specify which additional 'things' are needed to accompany her 'hand-carried' syringe. So she had to set things up to her liking.
After having thing 'just so', she went to work. It was very uncomfortable, but I knew it would pass. And yes, she was now done. Torri did mention that I received a 1/6 of a dose today, so my side effects might be lighter today. [Side effects were not what I had recalled during my last time. So hearing this made me hopeful].
I then said, "See you next week."
Once home, I marinaded for two hours. Took two Azo pills and drank 16 oz of water. I'm trying to drink extra water this time to flush my system. The Azo takes some of the sting away. So far, just feeling blah.
Post Script: I have had a little bleeding, which was not surprising.
More to come!
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