My mother has recently been told that she has blood in her urine - anyone know anything about bladder cancer?

Question

My mother is 65 and has been told she has hematuria - blood found in her urine and that it could be tumors. Is anyone familiar with bladder and kidney infections/cancers??? We are really worried.

She has had a CT scan of her kidneys and gallbladder and an ultrasound of her kidneys and gallbladder. My sister ask the doctor if it was a bladder infection and her said, "no, bladder tumors". Could he have seen something on the bladder with an ultrasound? He did not elaborate or anything so we just don't know how he could have said that and didn't do any blood work - just a urine test. We are taking her to see a urologist on Tues. - 2/6/07. I guess we will difinitely know then. I am praying that it is just some type of infection.

Answer 1

this could be a trace of kidney cancer. i read about it , there are symptoms like weight loss and blood in the urine, loss of apatite.

Answer 2

My husband was diagnosed with bladder cancer 3 years ago at age 54. By the time he got the diagnosis, the urine was red a significant amount of the time (no testing necessary - it was visible). An ultrasound did show that there was something in the bladder and he was referred to a urologist. The urologist then did a cystoscopy and found that his over half of his bladder was covered with tumors. He was diagnosed as having superficial bladder cancer high grade and CIS. He then went through 3 years of BCG and Gemcitibine treatments. Although the cancer hadn't progressed, it wasn't going away either. We all finally decided enough was enough and last month they removed his bladder and formed a new one out of his small intestines. Pretty amazing!

Approximately 75-80% of bladder cancers are superficial (not invasive) and treatment/survival is very good. If the diagnosis is cancer, check www.blcwebcafe.org. This is the most informative site for bladder cancer around and also provides a link to US News best hospital ratings. We went to one of these hospitals and also got a second opinion from another top hospital. Try not to be afraid. Wait for the diagnosis. Rest assured that the treatments out there are top notch. We're only 7 weeks out from surgery and my husband is be-bopping around almost as active as before.

Answer 3

I've had blood in my urine a couple times once it was from a bladder infection and I couldn't even notice the blood and the second time it was bright red and was 98% blood and only 2% urine and that was from a kidney stone. I hope this helps try and not worry there are many other causes for blood in the urine then tumors and most of them have pretty quick fixes! Good Luck!!

Answer 4

He could have seen a doctor on the 1st sign of blood, blood isn't regularly occurring in the urine. He could have a severe bladder or kidney an infection, and now harm from waiting to work out a doctor. He could even have maximum cancers of the two kidney, bladder, or prostrate. Get him to a doctor asap.

Answer 5

Blood in the urine can be from kidney stone, infection, other kidney disease, vaginal source, and of course cancer. Cancer possibility becomes very important after age 40. So, evaluation would include a sonogran, CT scan, and a urethral-bladder endoscopic procedure. Important to get evaluated!!!

Answer 6

Could be a kidney stone, a tumor, or a serious bladder/kidney infection (which I suspect she'd notice).

I wouldn't worry yet, I used to see it all the time in the lab. Usually it was kidney stones.

Answer 7

It could be small tumors on the kidney9s0 or just cysts causing the bleeding. That's what I have. It is something to have check out by the urologist, but I wouldn't worry about it too much.
My urologist told me that a large portion of the population (about 40%) have this at one time in their lives.
Good luck.
She should be checked for infections, though.