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is 37 too young for bladder cancer????
Hello Everyone, I am new, and just found your site after searching the net frantically for info about bladder cancer. I have not been diagnosed yet, cystoscopy scheduled for tomorrow. My experience so far…I had a hysterectomy in May 2006 for cervical cancer, plus nine surgeries in the last year to remove basal cell carcinomas. I went to my 6 mo check up in Dec and have been feeling a general vague like pain when my bladder fills up. I also feel like I have menstral cramps, but have no uterus. My gyno checked my urine and said I had a lot of blood in it. 4+ whatever that means. He did an ultrasound and found fluid in my body cavity, but nothing else, then scheduled me that day for a helical CT scan. The injected something in my arm that made me feel like my body was having a major hot flash, but found no kidney stones and said kidney looked fine. I do not have a uti infection. I was then sent to a urologist. I asked my gyno what could cause blood in the urine, he said stones, infection, or maybe bladder cancer. I am no stranger to cancer…obviously. At the urologist, he inserted a catheter and withdrew urine and looked at it under a microscope, and said there definately was a lot of blood in it, and scheduled me for a cystoscopy for tomorrow. I asked him too what could cause it and he said I am at risk for bladder cancer since I smoke. Bad I know, I need to quit. He also said my urine was very diluted and got kind of crabby about it. I have measured my liquid intake and it’s about 2 liters a day. I have had to urinate about every 15 min to every 1/2 hour for quite some time 2 years + my kids tease me about this terribly.
My question: Aren’t I too young for bladder cancer? I am scared that because the urologist said bladder cancer and scheduled the cystoscopy that he is thinking that is what it is. Sometimes I have to use my “muscles” to empty my bladder and it hurts. Are these symptoms of bladder cancer? Sorry this is so long, but I wanted to give all of the details. Thanks to all who answer!! :o