Hello guys.
My mom has been urinating with blood the past few months, and so she finally decided to visit a doctor. After a few appointments, even when a doctor literally stuck a tiny camera in her bladder, and scanned her body, they said that they didn't suspect any cancer, but they were not sure. So they need to do biopsy. My mom has been smoking, not too much but i would say at least 3-4 cigarettes a day, and works with a lot of chemicals (cleaning). When i was at the most recent appointment at the clinic, when the doctor stuck the camera in her, we saw something that looked like a redness. The doctor said again, it's probably not cancer but they were not sure.
I am very worried for my mom, because of her unhealthy lifestyle, smoking (i asked her to quit, she refused, literally had a cigarette in front of me), stress from/and work. I am not very old, and i am thinking of what will happen, if she is diagnosed with cancer, and as many of you know, most people think of of death when they hear the word 'cancer' (i am one of those people). Since i am new to this website, and doesn't now too much about bladder cancer, i would like to know what the surviving rate is, how it can be treated, and of course, if my mom has any chance of not having it. Also can i trust what the doctor told us? That the redness isn't that serious? Is that doctor nuts? I am dying to know and only wish that i know what the results are. I am very worried, everytime i think of it, i start crying, i can't look at her without crying, when i wake up, this is the first thing i think of as well as when i go to bed. I'm very worried and i hope i can get some mind clearing answers from you guys, and i would really appreciate it.
I would like to mention that i am from Denmark, but my parents are both from Romania. I am pretty young, and concerned about my future without my mom.
Thank you very much, and i can't wait to read your wonderful answers!
Update 1: My mom just had her biopsy done, and i am very nervous and can't wait for the results to be here. My mother finds peeing painful, and has to drink lots of water. The results are supposed to arrive in a week or two.
Update 2: 1 day after her biopsy, we found out my mom got an infection, basically some bacteria got in there during the biopsy. She has been hospitalized. We got an ambulance to pick her up, cause my mom wasn't even able to walk. She has fever, nausea and her abdominal area hurts. Doctors said that she will be ok in a day or two. They put her on antibiotics (penicillin).
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