Hello all. I found this forum through days and days of research on bladder cancer, symptoms, lab results, etc. My husband (41)became very ill at work on Thursday of this week (became very jittery, weak, heart racing, etc.) at work so he went to urgent care to get checked out. They ran several tests including EKG, etc. because he has HBP, routine labs, and a UA. Almost immediately after getting his urine sample, they stepped back in and asked him if he had been having in back pain, or pain urinating. He has had some back pain, but when he explained it to the dr, they said it sounded muscular. They sent him over and did xray of the kidneys to rule-out kidney stones, it was clear. Fast forward to the end of the appointment, diagnosed him with a respiratory infection, and said that was probably causing him to feel the way he was. Then the bomb got dropped, we were told he needs to follow-up with his primary care doctor ASAP next week to be evaluated because of the "large amounts of blood" in his urine and he is very anemic. His labs and UA were clear for infection. He is apparently losing blood from somewhere. Doctor suspects it could be bladder cancer, and he should see a urologist and will likely need a CT and/or Cystoscopy to evaluate.
So, obviously we are in a bit of panic. He has had no symptoms. The "large amounts of blood" were a shock. He says he hasn't noticed any blood in his urine. So, while if it is BC, I am extremely greatfull that we have found it, I am so shocked that I just don't know what to think. He has an appointment with his PC dr on Wednesday. Hopefully they will give him the referral to urologist ASAP.
Does anyone else have experience with the blood in the urine that wasn't obvious? I want to believe it is nothing, but I keep coming back to the anemia - something has to be causing the anemia in an otherwise healthy man.
Any guidance, or similar experiences you can share would be greatly appreciated. I'm a hope and pray for the best, but prepare for the worst kind of person - so I'm probably researching myself into a full blown meltdown!
Thanks in advance!