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Trying to get answers
Good Afternoon. I have just joined this forum, because I need information and guidance. I am a 52-year-old female who has just experienced gross amounts of blood in urine with no pain or other symptoms of bladder or kidney infection. I also had a hysterectomy over twenty-years ago. I formerly worked for a urologist, so I am aware of just enough to be dangerous to myself. I contacted my general practitioner after the first event, and she got me in immediately for a bladder and kidney ultrasound along with a urinalysis. I received a call the next day (which happened to be Friday) from the nurse stating that my ultrasound looked pretty normal, and there was microscopic blood in the urine specimen, but my doctor wants me to come in Monday for a pelvic exam. Is this standard procedure for a diagnosis? I am still having the bleeding issue, but it is not every time I urinate. I am very confused and, to say the least, a little frightened. Please let me know if we are on the right track for diagnosis. Thanks and many prayers for all of you.
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Robin,
You are absolutely doing the right thing by going to see a urologist. After your exam, you should have more answers and answers are what you need! Best wishes on Monday.
Anita
Anita
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Not always but, the usual extra exam besides cystoscope is a CT scan as Josh said. Primarily to look at the entire urinary tract. Also, I second Sara Anne’s advice, it is time to see specialist-a URO.
DX 5/6/2008 TAG3 papillary tumor .5 CM in size. 2 TURBS followed by 6 instillations of BCG weekly with a second round of 6 after a 6 week wait.
Thanks for your response. I have had recurrent UTIs in the past with a history of pyelonephritis several years back. I wasn’t sure if I needed to go immediately to a urologist, so I started with my GP who is usually very good at referrals.
Hopefully, we will have more answers after tomorrow.
Many prayers for you all, and I appreciate all your information.
As you mentioned, you know enough to be dangerous!!! My symptoms were “uti”s.” Over and over. My gyn said to get to a urologist asap. He did cystoscopy, which showed abnormalities….then TURB which confirmed bladder cancer. BTW, I find cystoscopy much easier to tolerate than a pelvic!! With what you know, why haven’t you seen a urologist?
As you know, there are lots of reasons for blood in the urine, but your hysterectomy removes several of these!!!
Wishing you the best…
Sara Anne
Diagnosis 2-08 Small papillary TCC; CIS
BCG; BCG maintenance
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Thanks so very much! I probably would not be so concerned, but there is a very strong family history on my mother’s side for cancer of all types. I realize that many of you are dealing with much more serious issues than I am currently, and I appreciate you taking the time to encourage me in this circumstance.
There are a ton of reasons for blood in urine and the more you search the more you will see that it isn’t always resolved or root cause discovred. Continue to advocate!!!! I am lucky enough to be in an HMO whose sole focus these days is early detection and preventative medicine, so I was scheduled for a CT scan and they were able to tell easiely that I had an 8mm mass in my bladder and my resection is tomorrow. I went the doctor after a really bloody day of urine.
Keep after them!!! A CT scan according to my Urologyst is the least invasive way to see everything, which is why they go there rather than straight to the Cytoscope, which is uncomfortable.
Recently, we had a gal on the boards who experienced the same as you, turned out she had a boulder kidney stone and needed surgery to remove it. Don’t take no for an answer when it comes to your health.
Josh
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