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Posted 8/22/2018 5:19 PM (GMT 0)
Oh my gosh, what now...

Just went to take a wizz and the first two or three seconds of the stream was bright red sad What the heck???
Posted 8/22/2018 5:22 PM (GMT 0)
Doctor call.

If the bleeding did stop, that's a good sign, but still call the doc.

Andrew
Posted 8/22/2018 5:43 PM (GMT 0)
It's probably radiation cystitis but, like Andrew said, call your uro.
Posted 8/22/2018 6:13 PM (GMT 0)
Possibly a small kidney stone, but as the others have said, call uro.
Posted 8/22/2018 6:59 PM (GMT 0)
Need to see URO - might be radiation cystitis of the Bladder -

I have the same thing at times when I strain for a bowel movement -

URO had me do a CT scan and wanted to do scope, which so far have declined.

Bobby Mac
Posted 8/22/2018 7:08 PM (GMT 0)
Call the uro. In one event I had a little bleeding, and within 48 hours was in the ER at 03:00 with everything blocked. Looked like I was pregnant.

Radiation cystitis is a strong possibility. It might go on for years with no severe impact (as it did for me in prior bouts), but then one night you roll over in bed and ....
Posted 8/22/2018 7:20 PM (GMT 0)
Good luck John. Try to stay calm.
Posted 8/22/2018 7:27 PM (GMT 0)
John, hope its nothing serious, don't sit on it too long.
Posted 8/22/2018 7:35 PM (GMT 0)
I had the same thing about a year or two out. my uro didn't even examine me. I also had some clap-like burning and more urgency. it cleared up in a month or so and came back later but to a lesser degree and then never again.
Posted 8/22/2018 7:59 PM (GMT 0)
Staying calm. .... sort of.... second whiz was normal thank goodness. Maybe my knee or back will start hurting again and take my mind off my whizzer.

Radiation, the gift that keeps on giving ;-)
Posted 8/22/2018 9:00 PM (GMT 0)

John_TX said...
Staying calm. .... sort of.... second whiz was normal thank goodness. Maybe my knee or back will start hurting again and take my mind off my whizzer.

Radiation, the gift that keeps on giving ;-)

I'm glad you regulated. I also have both those lurking. Sort of like maintaining a clunker for me.
Posted 8/22/2018 9:21 PM (GMT 0)
Had the same happen to me. URO did a scope in his office 8/10 and found 2 red areas at the base of my bladder and said he thought the radiation did it but wanted to rule out another cancer. Had bladder biopsy yesterday and now have wait 5 to 7 business days for the pathology results. Scopes hurt and waiting on pathology is no good either

Hang in there
Posted 8/22/2018 10:21 PM (GMT 0)
"it's criminal. There ought to be a law"

/www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EWqTym2cQU
Posted 8/22/2018 11:20 PM (GMT 0)
This happened to me 2 years after radiation. Blood in urine two times, each a week apart. Never again. Yet even now my urology visits always show a trace of blood, but it doesn't seem to cause any concern anymore.

In the urogram workup to check that out, they did find a Bozniak 2F cyst on my right kidney. about half of the people 50 and over have them, but they're only found incidentally while looking for something else. I get an annual ultrasound follow up exam to see if the cyst changes. So far so good.

It takes only a very little bit of blood to color urine pretty strongly. As others said, get it checked out. It's likely just a burst capillary that may never recur.
Posted 8/23/2018 12:22 AM (GMT 0)
It's a common SE. Scar tissue breaks off and it bleeds for a little while. As long as it stops, there is no cause for concern. Only sustained, copious bleeding is a problem. I'm not a fan of going to the doctor for something expected that clears up on its own. Doctors often try to accommodate worried patients by giving a cystoscopy, which actually makes it worse.
Posted 8/23/2018 12:50 AM (GMT 0)
With my surgery came DVT. Took blood thinners. the whole time I was on blood thinners I'd bleed...every time I went. When I'd stop the blood thinners, it'd stop. So I cheated some on the blood thinners. I've been scoped, poked, x-rayed, and nothing wrong found. I've also had trace blood in my urine pretty much my entire adult life.

My mom's had it too. Never found anything wrong.

It's scary when it happens. I think if I bled....it'd bother me to the point that I'd have to see a doc even though it's most likely not what your worst fears may be telling you it is.
Posted 8/23/2018 1:07 AM (GMT 0)
Next time my Test happy PCP finds trace blood in my urine, which is about one out of yevery 3 visits, and rtells me I need to make an appt with my Urologist, I’m gonna flip him the bird .
Posted 8/23/2018 1:12 AM (GMT 0)
Prat - I like that plan. ;)
Posted 8/23/2018 12:42 PM (GMT 0)
I forgot to thank my 'extended family' for all of the helpful comments - I really appreciate the advice and my anxiety level has returned to sort of normal (until the next PSA check!) No other instances of blood in my urine stream since that first time. Phew.
Posted 8/23/2018 10:43 PM (GMT 0)
The fun never stops, I just passed a blood clot and made a mess of our new potty in our new house addition. Bummer.
Posted 8/24/2018 1:39 AM (GMT 0)
Ugh.
I’m thinking though, if it’s on and off, it’s still clots separating and will eventually stop
Posted 8/24/2018 4:46 AM (GMT 0)
well I think the clots are good news. that's most likely radiation cystitis. if you were just peeing blood non-stop that could be bad.
Posted 8/24/2018 12:39 PM (GMT 0)
The exact thing happened to me a few years ago. Twice, about 6 months apart. TA assured me that it was most likely radiation cystitis. He saved me a few procedures that my urologist wanted to do.

Also, I have had microscopic blood in my urine consistently (about 2/3 of my urine tests) for about 45 years. Never found a cause -- never worried. We did do a cystoscopy one time about 30 years ago. No cause found.

Mel
Posted 8/24/2018 1:04 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks guys, that makes me feel a ton better about the situation. Now if my butt will stop hurting...
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