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Visible blood in urine after exercise only
Hi there!
I posted this in the women forum, but am also posting here since this forum seems more active.
51F here with no history of smoking, very active and fit.
A couple of weeks ago, I went for my usual run (about 4 miles) and had bright Kool-Aid urine. I was of course shocked out of my mind and thought it might be runner’s hemateuria and took several days off. There was no pain and the urine cleared by that night.
Next run, four days later, I had pink urine. The one after, light rust. Urine clear all other times. Took 10 days off from running and had pink urine after a brisk walk.
I have extreme health anxiety and urine dip sticks so I’ve been plowing through those. I’d say about 60% of the time, there is microscopic blood in the urine.
I am waiting for my terrible state insurance to clear an appointment with a urologist, but in the meantime, I’m in an anxiety spiral. Everything online points to bladder cancer. I’m terrified to see the doctor. Terrified to get a cystoscopy (both for the procedure and what could be found) and terrified to get a CT (for the fear that they are going to find multiple issues).
I have several very large fibroids as well and am wondering if maybe they are pinching my ureters or crushing my bladder. I’m holding onto the fact that my urine is clear except for exercise and maybe there are stones causing the issue (however with zero pain, this feels like a major stretch).
Has anyone had a situation like this? I’m really scared.
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I also first noticed blood in my urine only after working out on the treadmill (briskly walking 2-3 miles). It started out brownish and I thought I was just dehydrated. Then one day it was bright red. I stopped working out and scheduled an appointment with a urologist. They can start ordering tests such as urinary analyses, cytology, and CT scans that will help diagnose what’s going on. Fingers crossed you get in soon.
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