Not diagnosed, just worried

Thanks for your strong encouragement. No, I did not call the doctor today (Monday) because after a long holiday weekend there is always so much work to do to catch up. (I do know that is not a reasonable position to take. It is just I am half scared of finding out bad news, and half scared of not finding out soon enough. The mind is a wonderful ally and a daunting foe.)

I am resolved to call the Dr.'s office tomorrow and explain that I am having such frequent visible blood in my urine.

I live in St. Augustine Florida. The urologist I have been referred to appears to have more of his practice in prostate matters. I am thinking of getting a referral to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. Does anyone know anything about that facility?

Thanks.

Thanks for the response.

We are conditioned to "wait our turn" and to not disagree with or challenge our doctor's advice, but it is quite worrisome to have a symptom like this and not track down the cause right away.

I have never heard anyone say, "oh, I had blood in my urine for 3 or 4 months, but it went away without any treatment. It's not a big deal."

I mean, we do talk about menopause symptoms, and thinning hair, and age spots on our arms, and a variety of other aches and pains, but I just have never heard anyone casually talk about blood in the urine as no big deal. So, I tend to get a bit worried about this, especially since it keeps on reappearing.


If there are any folks who did have blood in their urine as a symptom of bladder cancer, if they could let me know if it was more of a continuous symptom or if it was intermittent, I would appreciate the information.

Again thanks for the response, and thank you Catherine for taking the time to respond to so many of the people who post questions here.

Laura