So, I apologize for posting here. I'm not technically diagnosed with bladder cancer. But this past week has been a whirlwind and I'm just still in shock from what's happening.
I'm a 32 year old woman. I was referred to a urologist for blood in my urine (microscopic). Every step of the way, I expected to be told it was a fluke or it was something else.
Yesterday I had my cystoscopy done. Lo and behold, there's two spots/tiny tumors in my bladder.
The doctor cauterizes them right there immediately and has the nurse order cytology on my urine sample.
I've heard cytology isn't that reliable. Should I be nervous because he didn't take a biopsy? I'm going back in 6 months even if the cytology is negative just to make sure nothing grew back. I'm just at a loss. I totally didn't expect something like this.
