Son with blood in Urine?

Question

My son just turned five. Two weeks ago he had pain in his right testicle. The pain got so bad he laid in bed crying and would not walk because it hurt to bad. I took him to the doctor and he said the right testicle was smaller, softer, and more tissuey than the left. Then he went on to say he might have sat on a toy wrong and that is why he was hurting. Tuesday he went for his five year check up and they found blood in his urine. They gave me a specimen cup to take home. They instructed me that in a week have him urinate in the cup first thing in the morning and bring it into them. Could the two problems be related somehow? I am worried, any advice on what causes blood in his urine would be appriciated.

Answer 1

I am sorry to hear this about your son. I found some sites that will help put you at ease. All you need to know about blood in the urine. I hope all works out & it's nothing serious. Sometimes it is not when your passing blood. See for yourself.

http://www.righthealth.com
http://www.Healthline.com
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/blood_in_the_urine/article_em.htm - 35k
http://www.medicinenet.com/blood_in_urine/article.htm - 44k
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/forum.asp?articlekey=24698
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/blood-in-urine/AN00321
http://www.urologychannel.com/hematuria/index.shtml *******
http://www.medhelp.org/perl6/urology/archive/248.html
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MBC/content/MBC_2_3x_Blood_in_Urine.asp?sitearea=MBC


After reading some about it, it may just be an urethia tube problem. The 1st site & the one with ***beside is where I think you should start. All information you need is in these sites. I only sent you the best ones. I do hope this helps you & your son.

Answer 2

My mum had this a few months ago.. She got bad backache also... It could be kidney stones or a urine infection... Make sure he drinks plenty of water or cranberry juice, its apparently meant to be good for that kind of thing..also keep tabs on how often he's going to the toilet as i think having a water infection people go to the toilet less..google search it, it will come up with all the symptoms and stuff to help get rid =]

Answer 3

Yes, these two things are probably related. Although, I can't say that I think that sitting on a toy would have caused his testicle to change shape and texture. If you are really worried about it, take your son to a urologist. Ask your doctor to refer you if you have an HMO insurance. If you have a PPO, I would go ahead and take him in. If nothing else, it'll ease your mind.