Blood in urine, how likely is bladder cancer?

Thanks, Alan. The 1cm size was something the urologist said casually when doing the cystoscopy "about 1 cm" so I think it's just his estimation. I really am anxious to get the TURB and pathology results to see exactly what I'm dealing with.

Fighterm, good luck to you on the 29th! I am still trying to schedule my TURB.

In general to anyone - how long after cystoscopy reveals a tumor do you have a TURB? I would think it's urgent to have one quickly. My cystoscopy was Wednesday, it's now Saturday and Monday is a holiday. Despite playing phone tag with the scheduler, I still don't have a date to have this done. I'm worried that waiting too long will allow the tumor to grow!

I had a ct scan in March and in Oct of 2014. They missed my tcc in March, at least did not mention it in the report. Only in Oct they noticed it and sent me to a uro. My tumor looked papillary. I am having a turb on Jan 29. I don't know the size yet.

Thanks, Sara Anne, you made me rest a little easier, but honestly I am going to be pretty freaked out until the pathology report. Working on getting the TURB scheduled for hopefully next week, and then the week after I have the consult at Moores Cancer Center in San Diego. Any experience or familiarity with this center? It's the only NCI center close to me (other than LA but that would be a 2-3 hour drive). I am also waiting to see results of a urine cytology test the urologist took the day of the cysto. I've read that a positive urine cytology is indicative of more aggressive disease, is that true??

Thanks so much for your replies, I really appreciate the support during this extremely scary time.