36 yo female, found 1.5 x 3cm mass on bladder incidentally on CT scan

Ok thanks! That’s helpful!

It’s been a weird week. Knowing that something major could happen and I’m just waiting for it. The little bit of research I did online (ok, maybe a bit more) seemed to say there was a much higher chance of it being cancer if the mass was more than or equal to 3 cm. I keep on focusing on that. There’s a lot to keep me busy this time of year but this is always in the back of my mind.

Thank you so much for the quick and kind response. I really hope I don’t become part of this group but if I do, it seems like a great supportive group.

I’m in Kansas City. My husband has been to a urologist but I don’t know anyone else. Any recommendations would be really helpful!

I would get a urology appointment ASAP, request a cystoscopy to see what is going on in the bladder.

A Cystoscopy is an almost painless procedure that can be done in the doctor's office. It allows your doctor to examine the lining of your bladder and the tube that carries urine out of your body (urethra). A hollow tube (cystoscope) equipped with a lens is inserted into your urethra and slowly advanced into your bladder.

A cystoscopy is by far the better choice and should be done ASAP to see what's going on. The procedure can basically rule out bladder cancer or give you a defined diagnosis and treatment method. Bladder cancer is highly treatable, the sooner you get treatment the better - early diagnosis is the key. Good luck!

Hi everyone. I went to the GI doc for stomach pain and had an upper GI scope and colonoscopy done. Everything was fine. Sent to have a CT scan of abdomen and pelvis. Most of the results were fine. Except they found something. This is from the report...

“There is a 3.5 x 4.8 cm right ovarian cyst without calcification. The left ovary is not enlarged but appears stretched along
the left posterolateral margin of the urinary bladder. Left posterolateral urinary bladder wall thickening is suggested, however. In addition, there is also a suggestion of a left lower anterior wall
urinary bladder noncalcified mass measuring 1.5 x 3.0 cm. The urinary bladder is mildly distended. Numerous small lower pelvic calcified phleboliths are noted.”

The bladder mass is the thing I’m most concerned about. I’m 36. I have two young kiddos. I’m just really nervous. No symptoms, I think. I tend to be easily influenced so when I google symptoms, all of a sudden I’m sure I have them! Haha.

They recommended that I have an ultrasound to get more images of the stuff going on. My ultrasound appointment is December 12 with a GYN. Should I be looking into getting a urologist? Does December 12 seem too far away? I’ve heard the waiting is the worst and from my very brief experience, it has been.