You have done everything that you can to solve this, and the appointment with the urologist may come up with the answer. Your situation and symptoms do NOT lead one to say "oh that sounds like bladder cancer." They are not typical, and in addition your age is not typical for this (although younger people do get it.) While urinary blood is one of the symptoms of bladder cancer there are many many other conditions that can cause this and often the cause is never found. Atypical cells in a pap smear are also common and have nothing to do with bladder cancer. IF you had advanced bladder cancer this is the last place it would show up.
My bladder cancer was diagnosed at age 69 because I was having frequent bouts of UTI's and was finally referred to a urologist...no bacteria present! That was my only symptom. Never any blood. No other symptoms at all. Some people are diagnosed after finding blood in their urine but have no other symptoms.
I can tell you to "relax" but I know that you can't. You KNOW that something is wrong and you need to keep pushing until whatever it is can be diagnosed. But it is unlikely that it is bladder cancer.
Please let us know what happens.....there are others out there who can benefit from your experience.
Sara Anne
Diagnosis 2-08 Small papillary TCC; CIS
BCG; BCG maintenance
Vice-President, American Bladder Cancer Society
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