Blood in Urine

I had a similar problem to you except I am female and an Australian. First and only sign was excessive bleeding . Being female I was at the Dr. the next day. Scans showed a lesion. Within a few weeks had a cystoscopy during which they performed a resection and removed a malignant tumour. The Doctor said it was the size of a golf ball. However it had not invaded the bladder wall or muscle and he said that I have a 70% chance of it not returning. However like you it will mean 3 monthly cystoscopy checks . I consider myself very lucky because I had no symptoms whatsoever. I would advise everyone to go as soon as you suspect a problem. Luckily I have a G.P. who never takes chances. This is the second time that she has probably lengthened my life through her vigilance Regards Sal

GSB777 said:

Hello, I guess I'm it, like tag your it. I thought I was having Prostate problems for you years. Yet every Doc I went to told me that was nothing wrong with my Prostate. In December when I went to the rest room it hurt to urinate. Again I thought it was my Prostate, and I start taking something over the counter for it. A few months ago I passed a Gross amouth of Blood, this happened twice in a 5 week period. I went to see an Urologist, then I had an IVP, which revealed nothing, then a scope up my penis. The doc said my bladder wall was abnormal color, 3 weeks ago I had a biopsy which revealed I have Bladder Cancer in/ on the lining of my Bladder. I start BCG treatments tomorrow. I just passed my 5th Blood clot. The last one looked like liver. I dont know what to expect, nor do I know what to do. Should I seek other advice? Doc said its in its early-ist stage. I am a male- Black American if that matters 47 years old, and I have never been married with no children. Some of your posts worry me big time. What should I do now. I know of two people that have had this, and they beat it with just BCG treatments. One 5 yrs ago, and the other 3 years ago. Whats next? Sorry for the missed spelled words and the bad grammar, I was in a hurry.

I had experienced excessive bleeding which was mis diagnosed as Kidney stones for roughly three months. I finally had a cystoccopy which revealed two small tumors which were removed. Unfortunatley I had to go through the process a second time only to find the tumors has come back within a month. They then diagnosed me with a very active form of cancer. I ultimately went to the head of Urology at USC Norris. He is one of the best in the country and has trained many in this specific area of cancer surgery. I had him remove the bladder and reconstruct a new bladder from the lower intestine. He also insisted that I have the prostrate removed although there was no sign of cancer. I agreed with him, however in retrospect I would suggestion anyone in a similar situation question the removal of the prostrate. It is my firm belief that by keeping the prostrate you will have a better chance of controlling yourself. Fortunately the surgery was in time and I am cancer free with no need for chemo or radiation. I would suggest obtaining a second opinion. You will find that many hospitals receive federal research funding and are more than receptive to providing a second opinion. My first urologist should have been removed from the field of medicine. When my wife asked him if he as a cancer specialist, he got very upset. In fact he told me that he had plenty of clients and more money than he could spend. Later, he told me that I would have to beg him to do the surgery, you can be assured I told him what he could do or where to place my boot. It's been a little over a year since the surgery and I am feeling well. I recently had a lapse with regard to urinating. However, I am a firm believer in exercising thereby being in a position to control urinating. By the way, this form of surgery allows you to urinate just like in the past.