Just want to thank everyone for your feedback! I spoke with my PCP who will be referring me to a urologist. I will also make sure it is one who is knowledgeable on women's issues.
Still bleeding. In retrospect, upon looking at pictures of clots in urine, not sure if they are clots, as they don't look hard. Sometimes it is dripping blood, and other times it looks like stringy tissue but the strange thing is, it is maple syrupy in consistency and sometimes doesn't blend with rest of urine. In any case, I will have it checked out. The hardest thing of all of this to handle is looking at the toilet each time....each time it is a traumatic experience. I don't know how to cope with seeing blood that won't go away; i feel yucky and all kinds of things. I also have reduced urination, possibly due to clots(?) blocking things. After doing some research, realize that maybe I've had urinary retention for a long time and may be dealing with a floppy bladder.
It helps so much to read these forums so that i can explain things to my doctor. Thank you all again for your support and feedback...it really helps