Bladder Cancer

Hi everyone, 

I am new here and really don't want to seem insensitive to all of you. But, I haven't officially had a diagnosis.....

So I finally went to the GP as my urine had been a strange colour for around 2/3 months now, I initially blamed this on the vitamins and supplements that I was taking. So, I stopped taking them for three weeks to allow then to fully go out of my system but my urine was still a funny colour. St this point I had started drinking 3ltrs of water each day (Too much, I know)

So I take a water sample whilst waiting to be seen, I see the GP, he dips my pee- clear, clear, clear oh..... erm... (concerned look on his face) you have blood in your urine, he sat back down and said its probably a UTI i will give you 200mg antibiotics for 7 days then you must come back in 3 weeks to be retested, he also put my urine in a bag for me to take to the receptionist to be sent off. 

After looking online I realise my off coloured urine is actually bloody urine and am now very worried. I am very paranoid thinking a lot if the things I feel with my body is indeed an indication of bladder cancer. I feel a pressure in my lower left abdomen quite often but not all the time, from the inside it feels st though there is a little ball in there. 

Sorry if this post isn't okay with not being diagnosed but I am scared. Can I ask what did you feel before you found out? Could you tell that there was something there that shouldn't have been? As it blood in urine? A lot a non visible? 

Thank you x

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  • Had 3 tests yesterday 2 with contrast. The nurse said my kidney function was 28. So i had to drink a ltr of water before they could do it. I was shocked at that count as it was 58 in April. So it looks as if the tumor is at the bottom of my ureter and blocking the flow. Hopefully when i get the bladder out the count will go up again. The doc sent me for the ct tests knowing that the kidney count was 28 so i am hoping itt wont stop the op other wise he wouldn't have bothered with the CTS'

    From Ronnie.

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