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1/23/13

Tomorrow is the day.

Back in November, I posted about how, I had gone in for an ultrasound, because blood was in my urine when I went in for some standard blood/urine tests, for a health care course I was set to take.
Additional urine tests I had, also showed the same result, but with no bladder infection, which can also show blood in the urine, weather microscopic or visible.
The scan was to see if there was any tumors, or problems in the urinary tract.
Well the scan showed nothing, but then I was told to go for a urine cytology. You can read what that is here. My doctor specifically mentioned bladder cancer, but I realize there are a whole lot of other diseases, that this test can detect.
I put that off until the new year. I just didn't want to think about it anymore.
I have spent way too many days worrying about this, I guess I am at the point now that nothing would really surprise me. For the first month of this going on, I could think of nothing else. I imagined what life would be, having to need Chemotherapy, numerous trips to the doctor, and having to have an ileostomy bag. I guess you could say I think of the worst case scenario. I do.
I've read all I could find about bladder cancer. I will tell you the one thing I have discovered though looking for information, was that bladder cancer, is not an old person disease. And alot of those people were not non-smokers either. And many led healthy lifestyles. So I guess we're all a potential victim of this disease.
As for the rest of whatever could be causing this, I haven't read up on any of those, although I have a feeling I will be doing that soon.
 For a year I have dealt with a sort of urine incontinence, and pain in the lower back at times, and now and then, night sweats. I assumed the first thing was an age thing, the back pain was age, and the night sweats I wasn't sure of as I know, and as the doctor has told me, it is not pre-menopause. I guess I can wait a bit longer to find out what the problem could be.
In the meantime, I cannot start my course, and honestly I am a bit hesitant to look too forward to the far off future.
So I do my test tomorrow, and will drop it off to the lab later in the day.
It takes a few days to get the results back, so that will be next week.
Until then, I will continue to do as I have been, keeping busy, and enjoying the beauty of the everyday things that happen.

3 comments:

Kimberly Montgomery said...

Sending good thoughts your way. Hoping you get good news when the results are received.

TaLou Stevens said...

Thank you Kimberley.

Rea T said...

Hi Talou! Thanks for linking up with Fun Friday Blog Hop and also for following me, I followed you back!

See you next Fun Friday!

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