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Am I At Risk For Bladder Cancer Or Is This Some Type Of Infection?
Question: Had a UTI on 12/07 and 12/09 started on cipro. Went to pcp had a urine test which showed moderate visible blood, positive for nitrates, and protein
Symptoms were as follows: lower abdominal and groin pain, blood drops after urinating, burning at the end, one episode of Coca Cola blood before taking the cipro.
12/14 passed a kidney stone then all symptoms stopped for a couple of days.
12/16 drops of blood after urinating came back and so did microscopic hematuria. I have been doing the at home dipstick test everyday, it ranges from trace blood to heavy blood, all microscopic because the urine looks yellow.
12/21 had ct urogram done and the only thing that it showed was “mild thickening of the bladder wall”
As of today I still have microscopic hematuria and have a couple of drops of blood come out every now and then.
Am I at risk for bladder cancer or is this some type of infection?
I am 54 year old male non smoker
Symptoms were as follows: lower abdominal and groin pain, blood drops after urinating, burning at the end, one episode of Coca Cola blood before taking the cipro.
12/14 passed a kidney stone then all symptoms stopped for a couple of days.
12/16 drops of blood after urinating came back and so did microscopic hematuria. I have been doing the at home dipstick test everyday, it ranges from trace blood to heavy blood, all microscopic because the urine looks yellow.
12/21 had ct urogram done and the only thing that it showed was “mild thickening of the bladder wall”
As of today I still have microscopic hematuria and have a couple of drops of blood come out every now and then.
Am I at risk for bladder cancer or is this some type of infection?
I am 54 year old male non smoker
Brief Answer:
Your symptoms are due to urinary stone that you have passed out .
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for query .
I have gone through our previous thread on this issue .I again state with confidence out of my 50 years of experience that you do have all these symptoms due to stone in lower part of ureter which you have passed out .
The cancer of the bladder presents with gross painless hematuria for a longer period .Hence I again reiterate you to relax and do not think about having cancer of bladder . The cancer of the bladder would have been detected on CT Urogram.
Continue treatment suggested earlier .It will work for you .
Thanks and Regards.
Dr Patil.
Your symptoms are due to urinary stone that you have passed out .
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for query .
I have gone through our previous thread on this issue .I again state with confidence out of my 50 years of experience that you do have all these symptoms due to stone in lower part of ureter which you have passed out .
The cancer of the bladder presents with gross painless hematuria for a longer period .Hence I again reiterate you to relax and do not think about having cancer of bladder . The cancer of the bladder would have been detected on CT Urogram.
Continue treatment suggested earlier .It will work for you .
Thanks and Regards.
Dr Patil.
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