Just Starting the Process and Questions

dlz,

The standard procedure for Blood in the Urine is a CT test to rule out Kidney Cancer or whatever. You are not there yet and it could be a whole lot of other things. Hopefully you will not have to join our club, but if you do we are here to help you thru  whatever happens.

Icemantoo

foroughsh said:

Wellcome and hope you won't

Wellcome and hope you won't find the nessecity to post  after recieveing the report except once to let us know it was nothing important. My first sign was flank pain which lasted for maximum 5 days but I insisted on my request to send me for ultrasound which resulted in a large but confined mass.

All those pains you have could be nothing but stress, stress can kill us if we let it. I was so stressed when first time heard about a 10 cm mass in my kidney so spent all night googgling and in the early morning i could't breathe, had dizziness, couldn't speak normally, and  I could litterally hear my heart beat, it was like the rate was terribly fast so i was sure it's sign of even worse news but it wasn't, it was just how my body reacted to the worst stress I had to face, so calm down, I know it's easier said than done but do your best please.I don't live in U.S but in my case I had C.T scan which is the best tool to recognize malligenies in urinery system the day after I saw my urologist and got the report the day after the scan. My surgery was finished on the seventh day of the first pain in my right side. one month seems too much to just diagnose a patient!!!! maybe expert urologist in kidney cancer for the second opinion is what you need.

Forough

 

 

 

Welcome and don't envision the worst. It's possible you passed a kidney stone, causing the blood but lack of infections. You may still have another one, causing the back pain. In other words, it doesn't have to be kidney cancer. If it is, it can be dealt with and while a terrifying diagnosis, what your mind makes up is a lot worse then the surgery and recovery. As for getting results and why it takes so much longer than results for breasts, I don't know if it's in every state but in NY they have to tell you the results of any breast exam (mammo, CT, MRI, etc.) right away. It's the only thing you don't have to wait those anxious weeks for. I've no idea why other tests can't be dealt with the same way. I didn't just have blood in my urine; I had a little urine in my blood. I peed straight blood. We knew it was most likely not a UTI with all that blood. So I had the CT scan and I waited a little less than a week for the results.

APny said:

If you don't feel cared for

If you don't feel cared for definitely see if you can find another doctor. There's no reason why it should take 2 weeks for him to look at the CT scan. I can see not being able to schedule on right away but once it's done, it shouldn't be that long to read it and interpret it. Maybe your PCP can recommend another urologist who is little more understanding that waiting a month is nerve wrecking.

As many have stated, could be many things other than kidney cancer.  Talk to your PCP again about STAT tests, then you will get your results quickly.  Waiting a month is unacceptable since most facilities have someone to interpret your tests within 24 hours.  And don't hesitate to ask for a second opinion, or a third if you aren't comfortable with your physicians.  Although the first urologist I saw was right on, he stated that my findings were 80-90% chance of cancer, he never made eye contact with me and therefore I needed another opinion.  That second opinion led me to a doctor that I completely trusted, thank God!!

The only symptoms I had was when I would roll over to my left side in my sleep.  Felt like I was rolling over a tennis ball and it would wake me up every night.

Keep us posted and try to maintain a positive attitude.  Even if it is cancer, it's not a death sentence.  Lots of people here will confirm that.

I'll be praying for you,

Donna~

dlz913 said:

Thanks for Everyones support

I'm feeling a bit calmer now because of all your support.  I know the best information and support comes from those that have gone through it before me, at least that is what I learned when I had breast cancer, so I immediately turned to the survivors for advice when this came up.  I will keep you all informed of my test results.  One more thing.  The pain in my back is quite uncomfortable at this time, and I am afraid to take Advil because of the bleeding.  But, tylonol isn't that helpful.  Any of you out there told not to take Advil?

Thanks and God bless you all.

Donna

 

 

If your pain is increasing, my opinion is head back to a doctor and get pain med advice from them.  You don't necessarily want to mask the pain, your body is trying to tell you something is not right, listen to it.  In other words, what is causing the pain? 

Good luck, keep us posted with updates, I'll be praying for you,

Donna~

Thanks so much for sharing.  I completely understand how scary it is waiting for test results, and envisioning all the possibilities based on your symptoms.  While in my case I did happen to be diagnosed with kidney cancer a couple months back, I actually had none of the symptoms you're describing, it was discovered during an MRI on my back.  I thought it might be helpful to tell you something my doctor told me at one of my early appointments in general.  My doctor very calmy looked at me and said "regardless of what you think your symptoms are, what you're reading online, talking about with your friends and family, etc.  it is best to wait for clear facts based on scientific evidence through the multiple scans and testing (*which took weeks by the way). We move forward and build action plans based on FACTS only, not guessing what is might be, or how far along things are, definitely not by dreaming up the worst case scenarios.  Let's wait for the facts, then we can choose the proper course of action, whatever it requires".  I'm not sure if that will help you, but it made a world of difference for me.  Even after it came back as kidney cancer for me, we still just work through the plan based on the facts and we're tackling it.  I will pray for the best for you.  God bless, Tam  

dlz913 said:

Thanks for Everyones support

I'm feeling a bit calmer now because of all your support.  I know the best information and support comes from those that have gone through it before me, at least that is what I learned when I had breast cancer, so I immediately turned to the survivors for advice when this came up.  I will keep you all informed of my test results.  One more thing.  The pain in my back is quite uncomfortable at this time, and I am afraid to take Advil because of the bleeding.  But, tylonol isn't that helpful.  Any of you out there told not to take Advil?

Thanks and God bless you all.

Donna

 

 

Most centers you can ask for a copy as soon as the radiologist has read it and produced the report. If it's normal, you won't need the doctor to explain it (you should still see him...I'm not saying that you don't need him). As soon as I get the CT, I'd just go into the radiology department a day or two later and ask for a copy of the report. It's up to you if you want do it that way. Of course if there's anything abnormal on the report, you'll want to have the doctor explain it to you and what will happen next.

If it's kidney cancer, most likely there'll be a kidney mass visible on the CT scan. The radiologist report will say what, if anything, is abnormal in your kidneys. Bleeding can be caused by lots of things besides kidney cancer. Stones, for example, can cause bleeding and flank pain (I've had that before I had cancer).

If you aren't happy with your urologist, by all means get another opinion. Still might wait for the first opinion...Not sure why it has to be a month. Did you ask why it takes so long?

If it were me, I'd be in a hurry to find out. However, my first round of bleeding stopped and it was a whole year before it started again and mine was found. The good news is these masses tend to grow rather slowly so waiting a few weeks is probably not a big deal.

Wishing you the best,

Todd